qmail qmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>My doubt is to is there a certain metric where yu
>decide how many such fronts will be required if i
>have 1 million users and about 1000 transactions at
>ANY GIVEN POINT OF TIME (transaction can be incoming
>outgoing etc -total transactions-any nature)
>
>I am sure this topic has been a much discussed topics
>a number of times,but this is all i need
That depends heavily on lots of variables including what those 1000
transactions are doing (SMTP, POP, IMAP, encryption, LDAP, SQL, spam
checking, virus checking), how the front-ends are configured (h/w,
OS), what response time is acceptable, and how much "headspace" you
want.
-Dave