by wwarren | Nov 22, 2016 | Microsoft, NPO's, Windows
I was contacted by a NPO in Frederick County.  They need to replace their primary server which does their local authentication and file services and also runs their e-mail services in house.  Unless you have legal requirements this expense is simply unjustifiable.  I...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by wwarren | Feb 8, 2011 | Church, Linux, NPO's
Zimbra has been a bit hit.  I’m currently trying to get the software lifecycles synchronized.  Zimbra 7 has just been released.. unfortunately zimbra does not support Debian any longer.  Centos 6 is about to be released and I’m not a fan of Ubuntu.  Centos...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by wwarren | Feb 8, 2011 | Linux, NPO's, Radio
Got the new server online months ago..sorry for the lack of news.  I wound up sticking with Debian.  Everything went smoothly and now there are several domains running off of this box including multiple streaming servers.  Now a bigger challenge looms…moving...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by wwarren | Oct 26, 2010 | Linux, NPO's, Open Source, Radio
I have been doing IT work as a volunteer for a local radio station WTHU for a few years now.  Slowly but surely we have been moving along the technology track int he right direction.  We have a stout server in wash state that handles our streaming.  The costs for this...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by wwarren | Oct 14, 2010 | Church, Linux, NPO's, Open Source
Well i got the servers in and really didn’t want to wait for the 12u rack…mainly because it’s not int he budget right now.  I took one of the servers and have installed untangle on it.  I now have 4 network cards in the thing.  One is red(internet),...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by wwarren | Sep 15, 2010 | Church, Linux, NPO's, Open Source
I just need to get the final list of current mailboxses and get the DNS switched over.  Staff meeting this Monday to see if they’ll give the green light.  I have found several extensions(called zimlets) that really extend the featureset of the Zimbra platform....