Yes our virtual mail server is a dual proc with 512 megs of ram, 5 raid scsi
3 drives and we still have the cpu problem.
Michael Mckinnon
Netropolis Communications
Systems Administrator
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 5:54 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Big IMAIL System
Do any of you guys who run these "BIG SYSTEMS" with Imail have the web
messaging lockup, 100%CPU utilization problem?
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Pouliot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Big IMAIL System
> I run a free e-mail service on our web site and currently we have @4000
> users(in less than 2 months!) and are increasing by @100 per week. We're
> running a P-III 500 with 512MB of RAM, and 2 9GB UW SCSI Drives and it is
> VERY content with IMail and IIS4 running alongside of each other(and SQL
> Server 7). We get @2 million hits per week and this box is more than
> capable of handling the load. I figured I would share what we run to give
> an idea ;-)
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 11:23 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Big IMAIL System
>
>
> Phil,
>
> The largest system I've heard about was around 200-220K users on a single
> PC.
> This was well over a year ago, so todays best hardware should be more than
> enough to support a large user base. I do not recall all the details of
your
> proposed system, but a very fast CPU, lots of RAM and a large and fast
disk
> array are all essential to max performance of IMail.
>
> IMail has a 'Peer' capability that allows a single domain to span several
> computers. The only drawback to this is that users are assigned to a
> particular host and that host is the only one that has their mailbox. The
> must
> connect to that host to read their mail.
>
> With a large system, you might also consider the need for a backup mail
> server. And Backup of the data that the mail system stores. A single
system
> could mean a single point of failure could down your mail services. I'd
hate
> to have that many users on my back, especially for a minor single point
> failure!
>
> Daniel Donnelly
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>
> In reply to 29 Jul message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> >Single domain approx 250K users !!!!!
>
> >Cheers
>
> >Phil
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: William Devine, II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent: 28 July 1999 17:33
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Big IMAIL System
> >>
> >>
> >> Damn, how many users/domains are you planning for?
> >> Please tell :-P
> >>
> >> william
> >>
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