Agreed. It would take a heavily loaded server to show any difference in processing speed; much the same rationale as using different disk arrays to separate data, spool, logs, and swap on a heavily loaded server.
I originally tried the RAMdisk on the aforementioned database because I was skeptical that the NT OS was making good decisions about what to cache. Currently, I haven't used a RAMdisk anywhere; the current Windows OS flavours and fat Compaq RAID controllers have been "good enough". Andrew 8) -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Bramble [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] improved performance using ramdrive? Some ramdrives autosave at configurable intervals. I see this as not being that much worse than enabling caching on a hard drive or array, although it probably doesn't make much sense unless you are pushing the capacity of your server. Matt Tom Baker | Netsmith Inc wrote: >Because if the spool is a ramdisk then a message received via SMTP becomes >the responsibility of the receiving SMTP server for delivery. >With no physical storage location if the receiving STMP were to lose power >the spool/received messages would be lost and further delivery would not be >attempted upon restart. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:49 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] improved performance using ramdrive? > > > >>If the spool directory was on a RAM drive, though, it could speed >>things up quite a bit (the RFCs say this is not allowed, though), as >>the information constantly changes. >> >> > >Why would the RFCs care where the spool is? Performance wise, that would be >a great use if you had the funds. > >John Tolmachoff >Engineer/Consultant/Owner >eServices For You > > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
