Javier Frias wrote:
>
> When load balancing a qmail+vpopmail setup... any other directories/files
> I should share across the frontend mail servers besides these:
>
> (details: using cdb, netapp as the nfs storage, syncing with a cental time
> server, running
> pop3 and smtp on each front end server, and possible load balacning
> qmailadmin)
>
> /home/vpopmail/domains/
> /home/vpopmail/etc/ { open-smtp, tcp.smtp, tcp.smtp.cdb }
> /var/qmail/users/ { assign, cdb }
> /var/qmail/control { evertyhign except me }
Looks good.
>
> does this about cover it?
>
> also, has anyone had any experience load balancing qmailadmin? any issues
> with cdb
> files getting corrupt ( chances of simultaneous access ? )
The chances increase with your number of users. Unfortunately file
locking over NFS will eventually break sometime.
>
> same question for sqwebmail... should anythign be shared for
> sqwebmail/qmailadmin?
/home/vpopmail/domains is the only one
> would a standard web imap client ( what am used to doing ) be better than
> sqwebmail
> in terms of load balancing safe?
sqwebmail is the most efficent web client i've seen in terms of overall
system throughput.
>
> thx for any pointers
I highly suggest going with mysql instead of cdb files. There are is no
file locking done on the mysql module except during add/del of a
domain.
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