AfNOG 2003 Workshop

Track 1 - Scalable Internet Services

This is part of the AfNOG 2003 Workshop, held in conjunction with the AfNOG meeting in Kampala, Uganda, in June 2003.

Introduction

This course on Scalable Internet Services is part of the AfNOG 2003 Workshop on Network Technology, held in conjunction with the AfNOG meeting in Kampala, Uganda, in June 2003.

We use hands-on training in a well-equipped classroom over a five-day period to teach skills required for the configuration and operation of large scale Internet services.

The topics covered include: Domain Name System (DNS); Building Web Servers (Apache+mod_ssl); Building Web Caching Servers (Squid); Building Large Scale Mail Servers (Exim); Building Large Scale POP3/IMAP Servers (CourierIMAP); Building a WebMail Interface to a mail server; Security and Securing a FreeBSD Server.

Who should attend: Technical staff who are now providing Internet Services, or those who will be involved in the establishment and/or provisioning of a basic national Internet Services in the country.

Prerequisites: Experience using and administering *NIX Servers, Name Servers, Web Servers and Mail Servers.

COURSE DOCUMENTS

• Summary Timetable.
  • Shows the entire course at a glance.
• Detailed Course Outline.
  • Detailed course outline, including many links to presentation materials used during class.
• Links to external documents.

INSTRUCTORS

• Alain Aina [AA] - (Togo)
• Ayitey Bulley [AB] - (Ghana)
• Brian Candler [BC] - (UK)
• Joel Jaeggli [JJ] - (US)
• Noah Sematimba [NS] - (Uganda)
• Patrick Okui [PO] - (Uganda)
• Philip Hazel [PH] - (UK)