Bonjour Jacques:
I have had the opportunity by chance to run R2086 to 2096(dbmail-2.1.6
equiv) in a proof-of-concept system test for a civil services dept with
mostly internal traffic - few users (143) - plenty important mail. I started
the thing with a 2.1 mysql schema and V2.0.9 and when 2.1.x seemed stable I
rolled in SVN R2086, updated the fixes and froze at 2096 around May 7.
This test mail is actually real-world, device-driven, twice-hourly sewer
monitor data reports and is trafficked in a "Y" to the new and old server
simultaneously (proof-of-need/resource performance eval). The users (who
sought an independent solution apart from other govt dept users) know they
are a collective guinea pig and are (enthusiastically) making reports on
their experiences.
The upshot is that Revision 2096 (2.1.6 I think) is cool and on some pretty
good evidence is faster than 2.0.x and MS Exchange (which is all I compare
to now :o).
Caveat! This is developmental testing. Being an early adopter might be fun
but it is not a 'Best Practise' to deploy developmental or unstable software
in a 'Production' environment. If by a freak occurrence one loses a mail
system, its accounts and mail, there's not a leg to stand on with software
labelled 'unstable'. Getting fired, sued and a_s-kicked can come with that
territory.
For the IT Pro, waiting and testing a few weeks till the package advances to
'stable' engenders the warm and fuzzy realm of due-diligence-done :o)
best...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew T. O'Connor" <[email protected]>
To: "DBMail mailinglist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Dbmail] Is dbmail-2.1.6 production ready ?
Jacques Beaudoin wrote:
I just migrated all my 2500 users from dbmail-1.2.11
to dbmail-2.1.6 on my future mail server.
To me everyting looks good....
Is dbmail-2.1.6 production ready ?
I just asked a similar question the other day. It seems the consensus is
that the 2.1 branch is now fairly stable, and will only be accepting bug
fixes towards the stable 2.2 release, no new major features. There have
been a number of fixed already put in place since 2.1.6 so you might want
to compile from SVN HEAD.
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