AfNOG 2007 Workshop

Track E1 - Scalable Internet Services

This is part of the AfNOG 2007 Workshop, held in conjunction with the AfNOG meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, in April 2007.

Introduction

This course on Scalable Internet Services is part of the AfNOG 2007 Workshop on Network Technology, held in conjunction with the AfNOG meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, in April 2007.

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 RADIUS AAA Servers (Squid);
• Building Web Servers (Apache+mod_ssl);
• 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.
• Introduction to VoIP Services with Asterisk.

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

o Joe Abley [JA]      - (Canada)
o Ayitey Bulley [AB]  - (Ghana)
o Joel Jaeggli [JJ]   - (USA)
o Emmanuel Odoom [EO] - (Ghana)
o Sunday Folayan [SF] - (Nigeria) -- Guest
o Randy Bush [RB]     - (Outer Space) -- Guest

Participants

o Benjamin Adzanyamebeye Eshun		-	Ghana
o Olaitan Awe				-	Nigeria
o Vincent Ikovo Ngundi			-	Kenya
o Tizhe Bitrus				-	Nigeria
o Danny Afahounko			-	Togo
o Evelyn Namara				-	Uganda
o Ahamat Jah				-	Gambia
o Adomey Kodzo Gadzekpo			-	Ghana
o Geraldine Rangmoen Daloeng		-	Nigeria
o Anthony Christopher			-	Nigeria
o Yusif Okai				-	Ghana
o Maxime Ulryc Senou Godonou-Dossou	-	Benin
o Daniel Henry Edoho			-	Nigeria
o Tarimin Kewa				-	Nigeria
o Salihu Abdulwahab			-	Nigeria
o Hari Kurup				-	Uganda
o Adewale Adedokun			-	Nigeria
o Babangida Ya'U  Danhausa		-	Nigeria
o Aminu Ibrahim				-	Nigeria