Oh I concur Scott, I would never intentionally mislead anyone on anything concerning anything. I have read the config info for the setting of the images. I personally believe that the configuration explanation is misleading. After I read it again I now understand that there must be some modifications to the config_imagespathregular.cgi file (or something) to point it to the /KWMImages/ stored on a web server. Would a person need to map the web server folder, to the IMail server, then alter the config_imagespathregular.cgi file to make this functional on a non web server IMail email server? At my first read I understood it as 'simply' moving the images over and that should 'boost' performance by removing the load off of the IMail Server. It was then I discerned that the path over a network cable (fibre or otherwise) would be slower than just letting the platform, that IMail is installed upon, perform its' i/o locally. Our current config has IMail and IIS 5.0 on the same w2k server - thus we don't have an issue or concern with this.
I think that all of us should do our best to provide the most accurate, supportive, and Truthful information that we possibly can. Being a member of this list is privilege to me and not a right. I have sought and received some very good help on past, current, and OT issues. This alone is why I elect to help others, to the best of my ability, without question. Regards, ~Rick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:28 AM - MGMT.TV To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Killer WebMail >>IIS is just much more efficient at delivering graphic content to the browser >>and also off-loads this requirement from the IMail server.... >Well I guess I missed something somewhere.. and please correct me If I'm >wrong. I've got both IMail and IIS 5.0 running on the same server.. So I'm >guessing that my system should be running like a screaming eagle >huh? I've heard that IMail should be on its own server and IIS on it's >own.. but 'just' copying files over to another server will NOT improve the >way that IMail, KillerWeb, or ANY programs capabilities to display >images. (Probably will degrade its performance if anything). If I'm too blunt here, I apologize. However... Please, do NOT post misinformation or speculation here UNLESS you specifically say that is what it is. To be blunt, "'just' copying files over to another server will NOT improve..." is purely fictional. Not only that, you said that AFTER several very knowledgeable people on the list told you otherwise. You are just plain wrong, and if you had taken the time to test it, you would see that there is a *great* improvement. I have seen the improvement firsthand. I won't go into the details of why, because that was in the very post you were responding to! It's fine to state your opinion or guesses or theories, IF you clearly state that they are such. It's OK to say "I don't understand how it would improve performance" or "I don't believe it would improve performance". But your silly post -- deliberately stating something you have been told is untrue as if it were a fact -- seriously misleads other people. This isn't the first time this has happened. I wouldn't be surprised, given the volume of this list, if several people decide not to offload images to IIS because of your post, and they are never going to realize what they are missing. You're a great contributor to this list, so please do not take this the wrong way (I learned an easier way to start the Task Manager from a post of yours earlier this week). However, I feel it's time that someone speaks up about this. -Scott --- Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ ___________________________________________________________________ Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. ___________________________________________________________________ Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
