Re: [seul-edu] School in Taiwan

[Michael Viron <mviron@wsdo.sao.uwf.edu>]

At 01:44 PM 03/14/2000 +0800, you wrote:
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>My goal is to have the two other schools input data to a central computer
>via internet. We could use some old 486's at the two new schools and buy a
>new computer for our central school.
>
>Questions for anyone who might know?
>
>1) What kind of web server would we need? I am leaning towards IBM because
>they have good service here.
If you are talking hardware, IBM should be fine.  If you are talking about
what distribution of linux you want to use, mandrake 7.0 or redhat 6.1
would be your best bet.

>2) Can we use this to operate both finances and our website? Local advise
>says no...Is there anyway around the security problems.

I wouldn't.  They should actually be separate boxes and behind a firewall.
Because if someone compromises the web server and the finances are on the
same box, you are not going to be happy.

>3) Database....Which Software should we use  and does anybody know of any
>Universities which might be interested in working together to see how an
>accounting program gets designed.

Mysql or postgresql.
>Any help would be appreciated. All aspects of this program except some of
>the details of our accounting would be accomplished with our students. I
>think they could learn a lot by seeing this come together.
>
>Cordially,
>S. Barret Dolph
>Headmaster
>White Horse English
>Development Center
>Taipei Taiwan
>

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Michael Viron
Computer Support Specialist / System Administrator
University Commons & Student Activities
University of West Florida