Server Features

A Common Comparison

Here is a reference table of common features seen to be desirable in Windows 2003 Server and their relative availability in our Gentoo Linux Servers.

Feature Type	Gentoo Linux 2005.1	Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Mail Transport Agent	Postfix	Exchange Server 2003
IMAP Daemon	Courier-IMAP	Exchange Server 2003
Webmail Daemon	Squirrelmail	Outlook Web Access
Spam Filter	SpamAssassin	Exchange Intelligent Message Filter
Virus Filter	Clam Antivirus	-
DHCP	ISC's DHCP Server	DHCP for Windows 2003
DNS	ISC's BIND	Active Directory
Remote Administration	OpenSSH	Terminal Server
Network File/Printer Access	Samba	Windows File and Printer Sharing