Hiring Linux geek (with security credentials) (fwd)

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

I'm forwarding this to the list from a friend.  I know nothing else about 
it, other than he's a cool guy.  Reply to him (Alan Wexelblat 
<wex at hovir.com>), not me.


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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:17:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Alan Wexelblat <wex at hovir.com>
Subject: Re: hiring Linux geek (with security credentials)

Alan Wexelblat wrote, On 09/14/2004 01:05 PM:
> I'm interested in having my Linux box beefed up to the point where I could
> put it on the net with port 80 open and not feel like I was dropping my
> trousers in public.
> 
> This likely means a complete wipe and OS reinstall.  Supported services
> include SMTP (postfix at present), Bugzilla (and attendant MySQL and Perl
> layers), mailman, and ssh.  Apache configuration would need to be set up
> to handle multiple virtual hosts (name-based).
> 
> I do not want this done as a "hobby" project.  This needs to be done
> seriously by someone with the right experience and I'm willing to pay real
> money for it.  Current user data will need to be maintained and downtime
> should be minimized.
> 
> Before I put this project out to general bid I'd like to see if anyone in
> the suspects circle has time and desire to take this on.
> 
> Reply to me directly, please, if interested or if you want more
> information.
>