RE: [cobalt-users] Newbie Questions (put away those paddles!)

["Paul Sherrard" <psherrard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> POP, IMAP or web-based?  POP users tend to use less space than
> IMAP and web-based and
> POP uses *a lot* less system resources than the latter two.  Tell
> us a little about
> your typical mail user.  If you're going to use a RaQ3 as a mail

POP3 based.. mostly business users, none with incredibly high demands.  Our
customers do want up to 200 email addresses for each domain, however.  Can a
single RaQ3 (able to support ~200 sites) handle the daily requirements of
40,000 mail users?? I do have other options (Have some nice Dual PIII 600's
with a lot more to em than the RaQ's)..

> What will these 400 servers be used for and how did you decide
> 400 was the right
> number?  RaQs are good basic web hosting appliances, are

Well, I've got 11 hardware racks to fill for a server farm, and the small
footprint of the RaQ,
along with its GUI (ease of use for the customer, ease of implementation for
us) made it a standout candidate.  We've purchased a bundle of servers for
testing so far, and are definitely leaning in this direction.  They'll be
used for both shared and dedicated webhosting, with a focus on a 1-client
per server setup for businesses, and as many shared individual clients as
can be put on a machine while maintaining high levels of performance.  We're
looking at a large number of customers, so 400 was our first "ballpark"
figure.  I imagine we'll have to expand as we go.

I've still got all my other RedHat boxes and an NT box or two also being
used for webhosting if need-be.  Some clients may also have Databasing
demands, and I was wondering how the RaQs "stacked up" as it were.. We're
running Oracle internally, but I don't think any of our customers  have that
sort of death wish, so PostGre should be fine for them.


Paulie