Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:35:36 -0700 (MST) From: Randy Smith <randys@amigo.net> To: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> Cc: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Maximum recommended user limits on mail server Message-ID: <20030319093023.P92133-100000@stalker.amigo.net> In-Reply-To: <20030319140557.GA16125@wjv.com>
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Bill Vermillion wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:05:57 -0500 > From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> > To: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> > Subject: Maximum recommended user limits on mail server > > A person I know is looking to have a mail server with 10K-15K > accounts and 50 virtual domains. > > He's thinking he needs to go with 'big iron' such as SUN. > > ISTR that I've seen many systems discussed on this list with user > counts far higher than that running on BSD systems. > > Any pointers to references or a quick summary of your server > for systems which match the above would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Bill I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth, too. I'm running a pure courier (mail/courier) + mysql setup on FreeBSD w/ 7300+ virtual users. In my case, I have two servers clustered to make spam/virus scanning nicer but you can use one server if you don't scan or use an efficient scanner. -- Randy Smith Amigo.Net Systems Administrator 1-719-589-6100 x 4185 http://www.amigo.net/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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