I should have added, we are using a variation of: http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/index.html
That link should get you going. No cost, other than a simple, no frills server, depending on the load. Works great. Do a Google for Linux load balancing and you should find all kinds of articles. Or, you could go with already built stuff like Foundry's.But, if you're looking to scale affordably, do the LVM stuff. Works like a charm. Michael J. Colvin NorCal Internet Services <http://www.norcalisp.com/> www.norcalisp.com <http://www.norcalisp.com/> _____ From: Scott Hughes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 1:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [qmailtoaster] Opinions Please I am considering setting up a second QMT server using Jake's replicated server tutorial. These servers will be in two different cities for maximum redundancy. If I remember correctly, Jake mentioned setting up DNS round robin to balance the two QMT servers. My question is this: Is DNS better for load balancing, or would it be better to utilize a load balancing program like 'balance' (http://www.inlab.de/balance.html) ? Or does it really make a difference for this application. I would be balancing IMAP (993) / SMTP (25) / POP3 (110). Thanks, Scott
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