[cobalt-users] GUI Features (was: Qube2 Mailing Lists)

[Malcolm McLeary <mim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

Thanks again for continuing this thread ...

>> It would be real nice if the Cobalt GUI displayed the contents of the
>> mail queue etc instead of simply reporting that SMTP, POP, and IMAP have
>> been running since ...
>
>There are many things I would personally like to see included
>in the UI, but it comes down to a trade-off of ease-of-use.  Most
>people don't want to see all the possible configuration variables.
>Being an engineer, I like to see them, but it seems that most people
>don't want to be weighted down by options.

Actually I don't want it to be weighted down by options either, just 
consistency in the UI.

If we consider the system status and service status, the web status 
generates a whole bunch of stats and graphs ... great if you are into web 
hosting, but the Qube is targeted at a small to medium office where the 
focus will be on email, and file serving ... I don't find the web stats 
useful at all. 

I'd like to see some stats on email and who is currently connected to 
what wrt IMAP, SAMBA and Netatalk.

WRT memory ... swaps per sec doesn't mean much ... wouldn't it be more 
useful to display the top 10 or 20 processes consuming cpu or memory.

If you know your way around you can get this stuff via telnet, but most 
owners would appreciate more stats via the GUI.

Cheers,  Malcolm


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