>
> >
> > what about URL rewriting instead? for example: mail.example.com will
> > rewrite the address to either mail1.example.com or mail2.example.com?
>
> you still need a consistent database of user-base settings across all IMP nodes.
> either you use a single database shared by all your IMP servers, or you have a
> way of replicating changes across all different databases of the individual IMP
> servers so user info is still there if you get redirected to a different IMP
> server the next time you log in.
>
you have a very good point. here and to address it i believe that mysql is
stable enough to handle a humongous amount of concurrent user accesses
given sufficient hardware.
in terms of replication, if IMAP information can be stored in an LDAP
repository then things are way simpler. but wait...it can. of course, the
address book problem still remains. yeech.
> another option is to hack IMP's code to have single logon page for all your
> users, divide your user base into different but dedicated IMP machine for a user
> group, and have the logon page redirect your user after login to the proper IMP
> machine where his info belongs.
>
> my gut feel is that IMP code is more manageable than squid code...correct me na
> lang if i'm wrong.
>
you are very correct. the HORDE team have very strict coding standards. i
read thru it in their CVS repository. of course, doing so will entail that
the redirection to different IMP machines would be manual? ..or.. add a
field to the user table. the problem with this is the clean and
generic-ness(pardon the randomly generated jargon) of the application will
be compromised. but for a custom solution it would make a good hack.
> actually, the reason why ateneo's imp server is quite slow is due to the slow
> imap of the mail server. it's quite an anarchy, using old-style unix mbox, no
> quotas, uw-imap and IMP. tagal ng load. at 500+ messages before...it was sooo
> slow, compared to the student mail server which uses cyrus-style maildir...my
> inbox there, with 2500+ messages was actually faster with IMP.
>
yup. i notice that the student mail server has blazing fast logons and
usage as compared to the traditional mail servers. this is a good reason
to migrate diba???
vince-grabe the food!
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