Here is just a suggestion.
What is sounds like you need is a Layer 4 switch from Foundry Networks.
Then you need to have one computer that acts just as a file server storing
the users mailboxes. Set up the switch to load balance the traffic between
each of the mail servers.
This would be transparent to the user. It would also load balance
everything, SMTP, POP3, IMAP.
Anyone tried this?
Sincerely,
Daniel J. Vance
ADN Internet, Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrews, Bryan (CCI-Atlanta) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:00 PM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Peering Questions
> So how does this work?? Or can it? We had assumed that this was a scalable
> webmail solution because of peering. I was told by Ipswitch sales that
this
> was the case (although it took three days to get an answer because she
> didn't know anything about peering).
>
> So how does an IMAP client get directed to the proper box? Do they have to
> know what box they are on??
>
> Tell me it ain't so!
>
> _________________________________________________
>
> Bryan Andrews
> Senior Web Administrator
> Cox Communications, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Len Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 4:10 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Peering Questions
>
>
> >Hmmm... so say that we have three imail machines peering... each running
> web
> >messaging as well... a request comes in to webmail on box 1 as it is the
> >first to answer but the mailbox is on box 2. It can still handle the
> session
> >right?
>
> No, peering ONLY works for incoming SMTP mail: the mail can arrive at any
> peer, and the receving peer will VRFY around the peer group until it finds
> the peer where the user's account is.
>
> >It knows where the mailbox is and retrieves the messages accordingly?
> >Or how would that work?
>
> Sorry, Bryan, it doesn't work like that, as much as "transparent
> clustering" would be wonderful. POP3 and Web msg clients must connect
> explicitly to the peer machine which holds their mail domain + personal
> account.
>
> Len
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