"Ihnen, David" wrote:
>
> 8 Megs of ram is kind of minimal and downright stingy when it comes down to
> it considering how cheap ram is, particularly for operating a linux kernel.
> Not many user programs can run at the same time.
<SNIP>
> Given that it uses so little space, I think that assuming there is swap
> space defined and you're running a minimal kernel, you could probably run 10
> to 20 remote/local delivery sessions. Sure, it may not blast mail out like
> a high end mailing list server, but it'll be more functional than, say,
> SENDMAIL. ;P The limit is probably more memory vs. swap speed rather than
> CPU power.
I'm not denying that the machine is up to it, I just think that
*configuring* a machine like that is absolute murder, having tried it
myself. Compiles take a couple of eternities, opening files in editors
is slow... it's just general hell.
It's not hard to find an old Pentium that would be easier to set up to
handle mail... =)
-Stephen-
