Re: [cobalt-users] Extra Raq or what?

[SM <nntp@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:46 07-09-2001 -0300, Zarrir Junior wrote:
>       Thanks Brent for replying. I really was not aware of these solutions.
>I browsed a lot and, for what my ignorance allowed me to understand, i can
>have a webmail software configured with a single pop3 account per virtual
>domain but capable of running hundreds of virtual email addresses for these
>domains with identical usernames on the same machine, correct?

Let's take your webmail software out of the equation.  A RaQ should be able
to receive mail for over 2000 mail users through Sendmail.  When you have
that many users requiring email services only, you don't create system
accounts for them.  You use a modified version of Sendmail which use a DB
to lookup usernames.  There are hacks for Sendmail which can use PostgreSQL
or MySQL.

Now that the mail is in a mailbox on the server, your users can retrieve
their mail through POP3 or IMAP.  If you have a webmail software, it will
surely be using IMAP.  I don't see IMAP handling such a load on a RAQ.

Getting back to your webmail software, it is difficult to suggest any
solution without knowning how the apps works.  Brent suggested that you
identify the (webmail) apps that will suit your needs first, then choose
the hardware.  There are a lot of free solutions out there.  Do a web
search, test a few apps, then make a choice.

Regards,
-sm