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Hello,
I plan to host a small development website from a desktop computer, and have a few questions about doing so. first off, which HTTP server should I use (e.g. Apache, lighttpd, etc.)? Second, which OS should I run for this server? I have heard Ubuntu Server Edition and Debian are good, but I could do with some opinions. Third, what are good mail and FTP servers?
Thanks a lot in advance!

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