On 16 Apr 2004, Mariano Wahlmann wrote:
> I need some help, on designing a mail server solution (structure), my
> request are:
>
> -Users 4000+ aprox. with a growth rate of 20/users by month.
> -Each user has 15Mb of inbox.
> -Accesible by POP3 / IMAP (Only for Webmail who resides in other server)
> -Mail list (some of 4000+ users)
>
> I need a design solution for the server in wich resides mailboxes.
>
> I have two proposal:
>
> 1- One big expensive server with 1 SCSI disk, two processors.
> 2- Several cheaps servers, dividing mailboxes across servers.
>
> which is best solution?
thats an ez problem ...
- lots of smaller cheaper servers is always best
- if one box fails... who cares ...
- think google, hotmail, and all those places
( one cheap 486pc even, to front end for the users )
- each itty bitty pc automounts just the
users home dir and resources that is needed
- a couple 2-3 big redundant servers for the /var/spool/mail
and /home/USER since you allow imap
if one big box... you're [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... and you have zero control on
preventing the problem
- what happens to your "services" if the disk dies ...
- what happens to your "services" if one cpu fan dies
- blah .. blah...
c ya
alvin
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