I ran 8 mail servers on openbsd for 6 months. (3.2 then 3.3). Although the security was second to none, and the install took 4 minutes (max!), it couldn't handle load at all, literally. They died after >5 load avgs, and were impossible to log into above moderate load. One time, I got one up to 60 load avg, but that didn't last long. These ran amavisd-new, sa2.60, postfix 2.0.18. Each did about 1m messages a day.
I switched to freebsd, and haven't looked back since. Well, except for the 4 minute install. I suggest you look at http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/ if you haven't already. dan On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 14:19, Timothy Donahue wrote: > I'll throw a vote for OpenBSD in here. It works great, is fairly simple > to install, and its security record... Well that speaks for itself. > (http://www.openbsd.org/) > > If you really want to go with Linux, I would recommend Debian. Debian's > initial install is fairly limited, so it will be easy to secure after > you have it installed. (http://www.debian.org/) > > Tim Donahue > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 4:06 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: OT - Easiest *nix to set up > > > > > > FreeBSD, my hands-down favorite. > > > > I haven't played with Open/Net/other BSDs, so can't really comment. > > > > I am *not* a fan of many of the flavors of Linux - because > > they are too much > > like Windows. Go figure. They are initially easier to use, > > because they do a > > spiffier/slicker job of detecting hardware and setting it up, > > but over time > > I became disenchanted with them, especially the part about > > keeping them > > upgraded and current on security patches. > > > > Also, I don't like the way that so many of the current Linux > > distros load up > > so much stuff for you, especially gnome/kde/whatever desktop > > flavor du jour > > they happen to like. IMHO, you should try to stay away from the GUI > > interfaces as long as possible - until you just can't stand > > it any more. > > Much more learning gets done that way, I believe. > > > > This is definitely a personal opinion - you may feel much > > more comfortable > > with one of the ones I don't like, and/or with a GUI in front > > of you. I've > > been admin'ing Windows since 3.1, and was very glad to get > > away from the > > GUI. You might not like it so much. > > > > I suggest you get a test machine, download ISOs for several > > of the distros, > > both Linux and FreeBSD and perhaps one of the other BSDs, and > > try them out. > > It only costs some bandwidth and a few CDs. Well worth the time spent. > > > > > > Kurt > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Grant Baxter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 04:55 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: OT - Easiest *nix to set up > > > > > > I'm planning on setting up a mail server so I only have one SA > > installation to maintain instead of three. > > > > I've used Windows only for the past twenty or so years. I've never > > touched any Unix variant, so I would like some recommendations for the > > easiest Unix variant to set up and get running as a mail server with > > SA (including all the pieces parts I need, if you feel like it). > > > > I don't want to need to learn Unix to set this mail server up. > > However, once I do get it set up, then I know I will play and learn. > > But I don't want a steep learning curve just to get this setup and > > running. > > > > TIA, > > > > grant > > > > > > > > > >
