Just to add my $.50
Because you can do a thing does not follow that you should do a thing.
Given the nature (ahem reliability) of NT and other inherited products, our
experience has shown that the best option is to install NT on a 2GB
partition at the bottom of a drive, and then put all data & configured
applications on a larger partition elsewhere. The reason we do this is
because if it becomes necessary to re-install NT, and by extension to
re-format it's drive, you only have to work with the smaller partition and
you can have the system up and running again in a short time... all of your
critical data is elsewhere in it's own partition.
Also, the 2GB figure is thus: it's large enough for all the swap/temp space
you'll ever need, plus space for all those applications and utilities that
misbehave if they're not installed on the "root" drive... and it's small
enough to mirror on another drive without costing you both the arm and the
leg.
This configuration has worked _very_ well for us and we recommend it highly.
-Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] NTFS Limitation
> Raymond,
>
> Why not?
>
> IMail itself will fit in that partition and all user related data can be
> placed into other drives/partitions. So that 2G can easily hold NT and
IMail
> and its \spool directory.
>
> If the drive that holds \spool becomes full, then IMail could begin to
send
> 'blank' messages (no place to write the file, 5.05 now gives warnings and
> error messages telling that it it out of disk space). If NT runs out of
disk
> space, all kinds of strange problems could result.
>
> Daniel Donnelly
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> In reply to 28 Jul message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
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> >Ok guys! Therefore I shouldn't install my Imail on the boot partition
> >right? Thanks again.
>
>
> >Raymond
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Werner Dirix
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 5:26 PM
> > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] NTFS Limitation
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think it is only the boot partition that is limited to 2 GB
> > Other partitions can go up to 2 terabytes
> >
> > Werner Dirix
> > SmartWare NV
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Raymond Dy
> > Sent: woensdag 28 juli 1999 10:54
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [IMail Forum] NTFS Limitation
>
>
> > Hi! this is kindda off this forum but I want to know if someone is
> >using Imail for more than 1000 users. I was thinking of putting a free
> >web based email site. But I am aware of the limitation of NTFS file
> >format to 2GB only per partition. W hat will happen if my harddisk
> gets
> >full? Will the emails bounce back to the sender? or will it
> >automatically use my next drive D: for extra space.
>
> > Raymond
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