X-Windows terminal (display, keyboard, mouse -- applications run elsewhere)
X-Windows server (runs applications, possibly exports display)
Network file server:
Samba server for a network of PCs.
File server for other types of clients.
Print server:
Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)
Print spooler using samba (PC clients)
Modem communications:
Server answers the phone, provides shell logins.
Server answers the phone, provides PPP, SLIP or term logins.
Office productivity software:
Other document management.
Internet client software - WWW
NetScape Navigator.
Lynx.
Internet client software - mail
Pine.
Elm.
Mail.
Netscape's mail client.
Network management:
Internet or WAN router.
Electronic mail server:
POP-3 server.
IMAP 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.
Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
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.
Anonymous ftp server.
Accepts telnet connections.
Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
Runs one or more database servers.
Other services.
Software development tools:
C and/or C++
Java
Perl
Tcl/Tk
Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
SmallTalk
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