On [031006 16:55] Theodore Knab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How many servers do you have running this ? > > >I have been approached about building a rather big mail system handling > >500.0000 existing accounts (running today on a windows based product (ick)) > >with a growth about 50.000 new accounts per year. > >The services needed is: smtp, pop3, imap4. > > >I have used LVS for about 3y with good results for 30.000 accounts. > >But this is certainly a bigger project. Should I go for alteon or any other > >closed product or stick with LVS? > > >Is there anyone on the list running such a system or have some comments about > >building such a system? (I do prefer to use OS/FS Software) > > Sounds like you have a fun project.
Yeah! :) > Postfix [with LDAP] MTA > Courier [with LDAP] IMAP > OpenLDAP [ mail routing and accounts] This is probably what I will use. > 2 [Fiber Channel] SAN Volumes for [MAIL storage] redundancy. > </Crude Diagram> Do you have any experience with Linux and SAN? Is it possible to use a shared storage for the mailspools? I did some research some time ago (+1y) and found it not so mature and went for NFS instead (not nice but it works pretty good.) But I don't feel like it will hold up for the load of the new system plus I have a mush larger budget this time. -- .''`. Fredrik, [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : 2CD6 C838 BE77 795F 5EF1 3E5B DA91 EE7B A58E 164 `. `' `-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
