MidAmerica Nazarene University

Private liberal-arts university.

MidAmerica Nazarene University uses Linux for the following functions:

• Network file server:

  • NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.

• Internet client software - WWW

  • NetScape Navigator.
  • Lynx.

• Internet client software - mail

  • Pine.
  • Elm.
  • Mail.

• Network management:

  • Internet or WAN firewall.

• Electronic mail server:

  • POP-3 server.
  • SMTP server (sendmail, others).
  • SMTP mail router.

• Network services provided to local users:

  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Services finger requests.
  • Runs one or more database servers.

• Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:

  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Services finger requests.
  • Runs one or more database servers.

• Software development tools:

  • C and/or C++
  • Perl
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.

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