## Wouter Verhelst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Getting servers that each have 200G or 300G of storage is easy. > > For a mail server, it means either 1G per user (like gmail gives you) > > for only 300 users or 10M (much less than hotmail) for 30 000 > > users. It is probably not enough for a Hotmail-like service. Think of > > 300 000 users. How many servers will you need? > Debian does not need the storage for developers to store their mail on > the project's servers.
This thread is not about Debian's mail service. > That said, your calculation is incorrect. You don't need 300G to give > 300 users 1G disk space -- 250G should do. The reason is that most > people never reach their 1G quota; and if they do, it takes a while, so > that you can take appropriate measures (i.e., add more disks) well on > time. Yes, depending on your average user you could get down to 50% average usage. Or up to 95%. Regards, Christoph -- Spare Space -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
