Would you put each server in it's own domain to overcome the 15,000 users in
the NT SAM???
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Polon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Big system
I think we are confusing the IMail database (and the registry entries it
creates) with the NT User Database. 15K is a good max for the NT SAM, not
apparently for IMail's database in the registry.
----- Original Message -----
From: Walter Saarimaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Big system
> Half million users? Huh. NT 4x and W2K wont scale. Maybe if you get huge
servers and lots of them, then it might be possible, but also VERY costly
job.
>
> Ever consired to change your network enviroment for something better? Like
Novell Netware?
>
> Before you buy those Dell servers go and read following pages..
interesting information about NT and specially W2K and their "claimed" new
important features...
>
> http://www.novell.com/advantage/ms_fud.html
> http://www.novell.com/advantage/nds/nds-ad-check.html
> http://www.novell.com/advantage/nds/ndsv8-check.html
>
> (p.s .. no, I'm not working on Novell .. just one satisfied customer)
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 17:48:24 +0100
>
> >
> >>Hi all. I need to plan servers to grow to 500k users.
> >>I'm planning to use dell servers, five of them, with 1gb ram each,
peering,
> >>What database does i need to use ? SQL 7 ?
> >
> >Well, you certainly won't get 500 K users in NT registry! more like 15 K,
> >but I suppose Win2K will improve that. But then you probably don't want
to
> >bet your company on Win2K until after SP1 or so.
> >
> >SQL7 or equivalent ODBC database would be the only way to handle that
many
> >users. One SQL backend serving several Imail server front-ends. SQL will
> >also allow you to run hi-volume user accounting and radius applications
on
> >the same database.
> >
> >You will probably have to spread that many users across several NT
> >machines, using Imail peering, but I recommend you contact sales or
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] to obtain their official, bet-your-company answer.
> >
> >and, uh, vaya con Dios, or however it goes in Portuguese. vbg
> >
> >Len
> >
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