Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 14:33:34 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Gary Lahr <lahrg@atlanta.ds.adp.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How big does my system need to be? Message-ID: <19971213143334.26188@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <01bd06f9$0413c5f0$7b547e8b@lahrg.atlanta.ds.adp.com>; from Gary Lahr on Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 07:25:22AM -0500 References: <01bd06f9$0413c5f0$7b547e8b@lahrg.atlanta.ds.adp.com>
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On Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 07:25:22AM -0500, Gary Lahr wrote: > I am using a FreeBSD 486 for a postoffice and I want to know how to > calculate how many users it will support. I currently have 500MB HD and 8MB > RAM. I can upgrade the system but I need to know what to upgrade it to. I > support 150 users give or take 20. This box does nothing but support POP3 > users. Well, it looks pretty small to me. But it depends on the traffic, not the number of users. If each user gets 2 or 3 messages a week and downloads once a day, it's probably adequate. If each user is subscribed to FreeBSD-questions and FreeBSD-hackers, and downloads every half hour, you'll have problems. What's the user profile like? Greg
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