Is there any difference between server and desktop iso editions?

Yes, they are two different images.

Please follow this link for alternate ways of getting the iso:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu

Concerning the differences, you can check them by looking at the manifest files (you can find them from the download lists).
Broadly speaking, the desktop edition is the server edition + desktop ;-)

Thanks Cesare!
Actually the problem is that I cannot find any option to choose the server edition! (when requesting CD delivery by mail).

And I have not a broadband connection to download the .iso image of Ubuntu server. This problem (my slow and unreliable internet connection) prevents me to install the Desktop and download additional packages from the Ubuntu website to convert my desktop to a server.
More broadly speaking, the desktop edition is the server one + desktop - (packages for wellknown services such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, BIND, APACHE, ...) ;) :D

P.S. :In Iran, most of the time you pay for example 3$ for 10 hours of a 28.8Kbps connection! A 700MB download will take ABOUT 191150 seconds or 53 hours!!! Simply the FREE Unbuntu server will cost me about 120~140$ and 54hours!!!

Why not the DVD edition then?

http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/cPath/30/products_id/266?osCsid=f06e957787a639b7cb9d6e3ff87997dd

Here is a file listing:

http://ubuntu-cdimage.datahop.it/releases/feisty/release/ubuntu-7.04-dvd-i386.list

Practically its the whole main repository + restricted + documentation.

The answer is simple!
Credit card!

Dear Cesare, you live in italy (am i right?) I live in Iran. With credit cards that I have (from Iranian banks) I cannot purchase the DVD. :(

Then I think you should get a CD through shipit and download Apache, mysql, etc.
Its only a 10/20 MB download

Unfortunately that's right! :(
Hope the server edition be available via shipit program in future!

thank you so much for the 2-day conversation ;)

Hi Morteza

If you send me your postal address via private mail (not via this form) I may send you a cd via snail mail (postal mail).
But it will need some weeks, snail mail outside Europe especially overseas will take a while.

You will find my E-Mail address at https://launchpad.net/~coastgnu/ or by clicking my nickname coastgnu shown above this message.
Also tell me which of the cd-images you would like to have please.

regards,
thomas

Hi Tomas,

But how could I pay you the CD price and the money you spend to post office?!!!

Thanks again,

Aufwiedersehen ;)

Besides, I cannot find your preferred e-mail address, toams in that page!

Moin moin Morteza

May be we can come to an agreement.
May be you will help people in your region using ubuntu and free software?
That would be acceptable for me. :-))

BTW.
Stupid me, seems that the email addresses are hidden.
Use <email address hidden> , we should continue our further coordination via private mail.

Tschüss, from the only south beach at the north sea, 53° 31' 30" N, 8° 8° 6" E
thomas

ich erlerne Dutsch! :D

I dont know what agreement we can come to?! :-/

But about the people, sure I will regardless of sending the CD! ;)
In Iran the copyright law is not applicable so many people use Micro$oft Windows at very low price about 1~2 USD or less! Currently I am trying to at least change Windows servers to Linux servers in different ISPs in my city.

OK, so I will answer bilingual (Zweisprachig) :-D

The agreement would be:
I will send you the CD, precisely I will pay the bill, and you will support free software in your region.
So we both will benefit, you will be happy to get an CD and I will be happy to help you to support free software.

Die Vereinbarung wäre:
Ich schick dir die CD, genauer ich trag die Kosten dafür, und du unterstützt Freie Software in deiner Gegend.
So haben wir beide einen Vorteil, Du freust dich über eine CD und ich freue mich über jemanden der sich freut und der Freie Software unterstützen kann.

But we really should continue via private e-mail, please answer via email (not via this web interface)
At least your postal adress shouldn't be posted in the wild wild web. So please send me an email to my email address

Aber wir sollten wirklich die Unterhaltung per E-Mail fortsetzen (nicht über dieses Web Portal)
Alleine schon deine Postadresse sollte nicht für alle lesbar über das Web zu sehen sein.
Es gibt Leute die Adressen sammeln und damit böses tun, z.B. Spam, Computer-Viren, und Werbung zusenden.

regards,
thomas