Re: [cobalt-users] Email for ISP on RAQ3?

["Charles Williams \(CEO\)" <hosting.mailing.list.account@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan" <alan@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Email for ISP on RAQ3?


> I'm thinking about becoming an ISP in my area and would like to use my
RAQ3
> for email and personal webpages. All of the dialup and such will be
handled
> through a third party, but email and any hosting will be up to me. I want
to
> know if it is feasible to use the Raq in this situation, it seems ideal,
but
> I don't want to over load it with too many users. Besides disk space,
would
> there be any other limiting factors that I should be aware of using it as
> such?

That is exactly what we use our raqs for.  Well, not 100% but a good 60% of
our raqs are being used to support our dialin customers accounts.  The only
problem we have run into is the use of our PHP scripts to create virtual
domains.  creating user accounts under our main domain goes perfect though.
So the only real problem we have is the vsite creation.  At least for now.
We haven't experienced any other problems (like bandwidth or overloading).

>
> I understand it depends on the number of other sites and load and other
> factors, but I have determined that the existing 3 sites are trivial with
> regards to system resources. I don't plan on allowing any telnet access
and
> FTP maybe out of the question also. Does any one have any ideas to help me
> in my endeavor?
>
> I'm particularly worried that *if* I get a large number of customers, how
> would I keep all of them on one server? If I need to add another server
just
> for email how can this be done? Is the cobalt platform the correct place
to
> start, I want scalability, is it possible, and at what cost?
>

Actually when the time comes that you require a dedicated for your dialin
clients there are the migration utils for the cobalt.  So it shouldn't be a
big thing to move the main domain over to a dedicated and still keep all the
settings.  However, I have not attempted a move of this sort and others have
so it may be best that someone else answer this portion.

> Any insight would be greatly appreciated, rather it theoretical or derived
> from actual experience.
>
> Thank you,
> Alan Dunbar


chuck