ServerWatch Staff

‘I am getting an error when people in my domain try to e-mail out of my domain to another Exchange server that has e-mail forwarded back to my domain. Of course, I get an error that says the e-mail has been forwarded between two receipients. Does anyone know how to correct this problem? …’

I have a mailing system normally looked after by a sys admin, who is on leave. The domain controller server (Win 2000) has crashed. I have reloaded Windows and reconfigured the domain controller. I have been able to make the mail server log in to the domain, but my mail server is not working …

‘I have a Dell backup Robotic system PV 132 T running Windows Server 2003. On my primary server I am unable to start the services and get the error 1068 Dependency service or group failed to start …’

I am running Win XP SP2 on a P4 with 768 MB RAM. In the past, for developing and testing Web sites, I installed IIS from the Win XP CD and used Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 with PHP and mySQL. Now, I would like to try Apache 2. The server would be used for local […]

‘I am fairly new to the world of Apache and need help properly configuring my Web site and its folders. I want some parts of my site to be ssl-enabled and others not to be. I am not sure what the best approach is for this …’

Jabberd: A secure, robust, and extensible server based on the XMPP protocol. If you’re looking to bring open source to your IM strategy, consider Jabberd. The popular Jabber-based messaging server is robust yet easy to administer. Although Jabber is often discussed as if it were a single server or client, it is actually a set […]

Mailman has replaced Majordomo as the open source mailing list manger of choice. See how it fares in our side-by-side comparison.

NetBSD: Ultra-portable and stable Unix variant of the *BSD operating system family If portability tops your list of critical OS requirements, NetBSD may be for you. The Unix OS is aimed at organizations looking for a slim and stable platform that makes it possible to run the latest server apps on modest or specialized hardware. […]

Red Hat Stronghold: Secure, Apache-based Web server Stronghold Web Server is a collection of open source parts that have been configured and packed to work together. Sure, you could do it yourself, but the man hours needed to get everything operational may cost as much as the license for Stronghold. The open-source Apache Web server […]

Although not as well-known as Apache, Roxen WebServer is also an open-source Web server with a vocal following. See how this less-publicized offering compares to the market leader.

LAN Suite 2004: Secure mail server with firewall, proxy, and fax The recent release of this Swiss Army Knife of mail servers addresses major shortcomings found in previous versions and enhances the suite’s usefulness, creating a sharper and more polished product. Our review of the 2003 edition of Software602’s LAN Suite described the product as […]

Chat Blazer Enterprise: High-performance Java-based chat server with a scalable architecture and easily integrated modules Chat Blazer Enterprise is a high-performance Java-based chat server that has a scalable architecture into which numerous features can be integrated via add-on modules. But how does the server stack up to other enterprise-focused fare? Pendulab, Inc.’s Chat Blazer benefits […]