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Re: Sendmail problems with large mailboxes



On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Matan Ziv-Av wrote:

> Why? should I divide the linux-kernel to multiple folders so that
> searches will be less easy? There is no problem with 200MB or 20GB
> databases.

A text mailbox is not a database. Try to remember that not all imap and
pop servers know how to deal with a distributed mailbox (like qmails
maildir). You do want to have users read e-mail I hope.

> 
> > 2). Running a mail server where performance is an issue on a 5400rpm ide
> >   disk is not a wise choice.
> 
> With the correct software a 486 with an ISA ide drive can be a perfectly
> good mail server (and not require 5 minutes for handling large mail
> folders).

I beg to differ. This is just a sendmail vs. others argument, and
otherwise BS. Try to deal with the question at hand, instead of beginning
another religious war.

Yes, you hate sendmail.

--Ariel

> 
> 
> -- 
> Matan Ziv-Av.                         matan@svgalib.org
> 

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