Re: large email server
From: Qofts (tim(no*spam)_at_sterlingmicros.com.au)
Date: 10/10/03
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Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 05:19:36 GMT
"David Hill" <david@wmol.com> wrote in message
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> Hello -
> I am planning on building a large FreeBSD email server that needs to
support
> 50,000 accounts and 200GB data with RAID 5. This server will mostly be
for
> users pop3'ing their email. We use other FreeBSD servers for SMTP only.
>
> Questions:
> Serial ATA, IDE, or SCSI harddrives? What RAID controller to go with?
> - We are thinking 3ware if we go IDE, Mylex if we go SCSI.
> What SMTP/POP3 setup?
> - mbox or maildir format?
> - we were thinking postfix w/ maildir format and cyrus pop3
>
> Any recommendations or suggestions?
>
> Thanks much!
> David
>
>
>
i have been using a intel se7501br2 xeon server board with it's ultra 320
scsi onboard and a 15k rpm seagate drive......my advice stay clear, this
board is nothing but trouble for me, been replaced by intel once....it's
hard disk access speed is pathetic(under both freebsd and rh linux), i am
trying to get it replaced yet again.
For sure go with Maildir/ format. Postfix would be my choice with courier
pop3-imap (if u use imap). Stick to the scsi drives too not only faster but
soo much more reliable than ide drives of today.
Tim
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