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Expertise
I can answer questions pertaining to most Linux daemons, Apache, Sendmail, SpamAssassin, vsftpd, Asterisk and others. I do not deal with Qmail, Postfix, or other MTAs, and have minimal experience with Procmail. I am very in depth with Samba and Linux/Windows integration and Asterisk based PBX systems. I also have considerable experience in both PHP and MySQL (installation, administration, and programming of both.) I am also considerably familiar with kernel systems, and networking stacks.
Experience in the area
I've been working primarily with Linux since 1994. I have worked with various different flavors, starting with Slackware in High School, and moving to RedHat during my senior year. Deciding that my experience probably outweighs most of the RedHat support people, I decided to go with the Fedora branch when RedHat decided to close RHEL and release Fedora Core.
Education/Credentials
Though I have no official education in Linux, I have spent approximately, 12 years administrating Linux and continuing to widen my knowledge.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Green | 10/12/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| john | 08/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| wen | 06/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| john | 04/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very quick response...I'm impressed! And very ..... |
| sami | 04/18/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your help ..... |
Recent Answers from Matt Blecha
2009-10-29 DNS and FTP:
Andy, You're half right. Every application as such has to traverse the entire OSI stack in order to cross the internet. Only on certain routers/switches does a packet not climb the entire way to
2009-10-20 query:
Srikanth, If you use a recent release of any linux distribution, you should automatically have internet on both systems if you are using a broadband connection. If you use a dialup internet service
2009-10-11 Which laptop should I buy for Linux Live?:
Green, I would suggest you look into Acer/Asus for laptops that will be closest to your needs. Dual CD/DVD drives built in are unlikely, but I would suspect that if one is manufactured, it will
2009-09-11 sendmail migration:
Saroj, I see no reason why you would be unable to do such a thing, however, simply inserting a CentOS or RHEL CD into your server, rebooting and selecting the upgrade option should bring your entire
2009-09-01 Squid:
Shoaib, Unfortunately, when dealing with Windows workstations, Linux does not implement the Group Policy and is likely not your router and so therefore cannot force workstations to use the proxy
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