[quote="Stephen"]
Quote Originally Posted by colin stewart
Good idea you definitely do not want all the excess of knoppix for a server machine. If you have not already heard of it you may want to look at a distro called Bonzai (used to be mini-woody last time I used it) it gives you a setup based on stable and if you decline the offer at the end of the install to install KDE then you end up with a base system with Woody that you can add to as you need.
I think I just got really lucky

http://www.epiacenter.com/modules.ph...ticle&artid=38

This article deals with what I want to do, the OS I'd like to do it with, and the exact hardware I want to do it on - I'm not putting my server in a cardboard box though! I'm actually using a metal case!

Having said this I am of course as crazy as any other "Disciple Of Epia" and I am using an old hifi receiver case, which seemed too good to just chuck out when it's innards died, I may even add a radio card and reuse the old remote while I'm at it - since it's so quiet I should be able to use the radio to rather good effect. I'm up for a new custom VFD too if I can find exactly the right sort of sized one.

Seems the SME server disrto is exactly what I need - I just have to hope I can add a usenet server to that, and that may be tricky, but might just be do-able.