>> We have performance issues with Squirrelmail and imap in general due
>> to users with large amounts of mail. We have one user, the president
>> of the company, who insists on keeping every mail he ever sent anyone
>> or received, and routinely sends 8 MB emails. His mail is topping 4 GB
>> sorted into various folders, and he is bringing our 2 X 2.4 GHz Xeon
>> server to a halt. His email account has become a file system, as he
>> travels extensively and wants access to these files while on the road
>> using Squirrelmail. As he is the president I can�t tell him to clean
>> up his act. My biggest fear is he will insist on a move to Exchange
>> and that it would be faster as I have always advocated Linux servers.

Switch to Cyrus IMAP, use a better filesystem, and yes, perhaps a better
client.

John




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Ivy Tech State College
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