Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 14:46:11 +0100 From: Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD server Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.0.20010309142935.05edabe0@mail.Go2France.com> In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010309110914.03be0140@pop3.malawi.net>
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>The basic configuration comes with 128Mb SDRAM, PIII 1Ghz processor, Hot Plug drive cage, no RAID, 1 7200 rpm Pluggable Universal Ultra2 SCSI hard drive. Will this be okay to run FreeBSD with a pop3 and smtp server (about 50, 000 e-mails a day)? That's only 1.5 mgs/sec for a 9 hour workday. That machine is vast overkill if it's dedicated to smtp/pop services. > Do I need RAID? not for such a small volume > Additional drives? If you use ATA disk and think you will get bigger volumes, put in 2 disks on separate controllers now, one for system + logging, the other for mailboxes and mail queue. >Another thing is I have a budget constraint so I'm looking for something that is not expensive. Then build your own (so you can fix your own), rather than pay a brand name's marketing overheads and their expensive spare parts, esp in your part of the world. Agai, you are seriously overbuying in CPU and disk0 for an SMTP/POP server. A P200 could handle 1.5 msgs a second easily. ie, save your money and use an old P200. I shuder to think how much it costs buy such Compaq machine in Malawi. >Any suggestions are very welcome. I like postfix a lot for MTA. Fast, easy to configure, table driven, "rich enough" in options and rock solid. Len http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : Binary for ISC BIND 8.2.3 for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-spam mail gateways To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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