Just for the record: I just came from a meeting with the possible contractor, and the scenario is much 'lighter' than I advertised: this box will be _part_ of the email system, so it will handle a much smaller fraction of mail accounts. Anyway, I guess this thread is OT now since I should get more info about WhiteBoxLinux, TaoLinux, centOS etc. Thks to all who replied. Best, Andre On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:04:08 -0200 Andre Costa <acosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi WipeOut, > > On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:27:25 +0000 > WipeOut <wipe_out@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Andre Costa wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >I will probably be assigned the task of installing and configuring > > >Linux on a mail server that handles a couple of thousands email > > >accounts(close to 100,000). I had used RH Linux on production > > >servers in the past, and have been using FC1 on my desktop ever > > >since it came out. > > > > > >I can't see no reason why I would not use it for this assignment > > >either, but if folks on this list could share some experiences (not > > >necessarily related to mail server installations, but any FC1 > > >enterprise use), I would be most grateful. > > > > > >BTW: I know about WhiteBox Linux, and I don't really discard it as > > >an option. Any experiences related to using it are welcome as well > > >(although I don't think I will find many on this particular ML). > > > > > >TIA > > > > > >Andre > > > > > IMO if your user base is that big you should definately look at a > > distro with a longer upgrade cycle.. So either RHEL, Trustix, > > Whitebox or Taolinux would be good options to look into if you want > > to stay with an RH base.. > > Thks, I definitely agree. Actually, I think I expressed my doubts the > wrong way: I am looking for free rh-based alternatives to FC1 for > enterprise use (and, to be honest, I don't even know if I will be able > to choose which distro to use). I knew about WhiteBox Linux, but > didn't know about TaoLinux. I also learned about centOS, thks to an > off-list reply. > > TL seems to be very interesting, but AFAICS it is maintained by a > single guy, which leaves me kind of apprehensive about its future. > Considering this, centOS seems to be a better alternative. As for WBL, > I couldn't realize how much people are behind it. > > > For the mail server I would look at qmailtoaster.com.. I have just > > started testing this system and it looks really good.. Management of > > > > virtual domains, aliases, mailing lists and user mail quotas are all > > > > very easy.. > > Thks again, I will keep that in mind. I believe the guys at the ISP > already use vpopmail (http://www.inter7.com/vpopmail.html), have you > had any experience with it? Can you compare them? > > Best, > > Andre > > -- > Andre Oliveira da Costa > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Andre Oliveira da Costa
