Re: [cobalt-developers] Majordomo & capacity

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jeff Lasman" <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> For a discussion list, I'd recommend mailman (http://www.list.org/),
> depending on other email needs for the same machine, with either qmail
> or postfix as the mta.
>
> For discussion lists of any size mailman offers lots of advantages over
> majordomo; read their site for more information.
>
> There have been people arguing both way as to whether or not mailman is
> installable on a RaQ.

Ah, sometimes people are wrong and sometimes people just don't have the
right solution...it's definitely possible to install Mailman on the RaQ3 and
RaQ4.  I expect it's possible on the XTR and 550 as well and may be possible
on the RaQ1/2, though at a minimum the mips machines would require
installation of a recent version of Python.

> >  If we used others' failure to get something running on a
> > Cobalt or the fact that the Cobalt is slower than many other systems as
> > justification to go with other systems I think it's safe to assume no
one
> > would be running Cobalt servers.  <g>
>
> On that I heartily disagree.  We continue to use a lot of Cobalt RaQs;
> and even to buy them <smile>.  We just know their limitations and use
> them within their limitations.

Maybe I didn't state it well, but I was simply pointing out that just
because person A can't install product X on a Cobalt server, that doesn't
necessarily mean that it can't be done.  It doesn't even mean it's difficult
to do.  It just means person A couldn't do it.  <g>  Mailman is a case in
point.  I've installed it; in fact I run a number of Mailman lists myself on
a RaQ4.  With that clarification my statement should make more sense now.

> Thanks, Steve, for pushing me to explain some of my feelings on this
> subject.

You're welcome.  As this thread is now a week old and this will no longer
benefit the original poster I've chosen not to reply to most of your email,
though you made some good points and there were some things I'd address if I
had the time.

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Steve Werby
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