RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Since this is our first in-house email server I decided to try and simplify my life by using the AV solution from Ipswitch, also we run Symantec Enterprise on the rest of our network and have been pleased with it. Server is more pricy than WS, but since there are no Microsoft protocols running on the server (as I read the EULA) you don't need to licence all of those pesky connection CAL's. Which makes the price more reasonable. (The CAL issue is why we have Slackware/SAMBA file servers internally.) When we have a better comfort level with the server operation we will probably look at other options. I'm always open to better ideas .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Bilbee Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The statement I was replying to was that Windows workstation was required for the AV product and that was my bad I reversed workstation and server when I read it. But you could have stayed with workstation by using declude virus if being on workstation was that important and probably saved some money. So you still could have chosen a different product for AV scanning. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box Unless we read the specs wrong for the Imail antivirus, in that case my bad... snip IMail Anti-Virus Premium Edition * Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server * The IMail Anti-Virus server and LiveUpdate require Internet Explorer 4.71.1712.6 or later be installed * Pentium III 500 Mhz or higher * 256-512MB of RAM * 8+ GB of hard disk space * 1 or more network cards * 1 or more processors (depending on the mail traffic rates) /snip .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Bilbee Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box I bet no one out ther was expecing that answer! what does you AV have to do with choosing the proper OS. Correct me if I am wrong but there is AV software available for all Windows versions. If your AV insists on workstation hten chang AV products. Use the proper tool for the job. I caught my 6 year old using a flat head screw driver the other day on a phillips head screw. He got it to work but messed up the screw in the process. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The only reason we chose server over workstation was our antivirus insisted upon it. .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bud Durland Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Server is more pricy than WS, but since there are no Microsoft protocols running on the server MS tcp/ip is an MS protocol Len _ http://IMGate.MEIway.com : free anti-spam gateway, runs on 1000's of sites To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Thanks all. I've run Imail on either NT or 2000 Workstation for nearly seven years. Never understood that a server OS had any real performance advantage. Will rethink that now. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Schaible Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 5:49 PM To: Devaprasad Kantharaj Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box Hi, Prasad brings it to the point. Use Windows 2003 Server, at least double the memory and your IMail server will be happy for the rest of its live. Am Mittwoch, 20. Oktober 2004 um 00:05 schrieben Sie: Hey John, If you are speaking of using a desktop operating system for your IMail box, I HIGHLY recommend against it. If you are using a desktop OS now, that is probably why your performance might be degrading. You could actually take your existing box, upgrade the RAM (and hard drive if needed), upgrade the OS to a server OS (2000 or 2003) and see a significant improvement in performance. The difference between workstation and server OS makes a BIG difference. Prasad Devaprasad Kantharaj MIS Director, TVCCA -- Original Message -- From: John Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:28:37 -0500 I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Thanks, John To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen Merlin Consulting Martin Schaible Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-8702 Zollikon Phone: +41 1 391 30 00 Fax: +41 1 391 32 49 Mail:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch Support: http://support.merlinconsulting.ch GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 News - Neue Produkte: .:. Kiwi Syslog Monitor .:. Paessler GmbH .:. Sawmill Loganalyzer To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Unless we read the specs wrong for the Imail antivirus, in that case my bad... snip IMail Anti-Virus Premium Edition * Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server * The IMail Anti-Virus server and LiveUpdate require Internet Explorer 4.71.1712.6 or later be installed * Pentium III 500 Mhz or higher * 256-512MB of RAM * 8+ GB of hard disk space * 1 or more network cards * 1 or more processors (depending on the mail traffic rates) /snip .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Bilbee Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box I bet no one out ther was expecing that answer! what does you AV have to do with choosing the proper OS. Correct me if I am wrong but there is AV software available for all Windows versions. If your AV insists on workstation hten chang AV products. Use the proper tool for the job. I caught my 6 year old using a flat head screw driver the other day on a phillips head screw. He got it to work but messed up the screw in the process. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The only reason we chose server over workstation was our antivirus insisted upon it. .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bud Durland Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
RE: If you are speaking of using a desktop operating system for your IMail box, I HIGHLY recommend against it. If you are using a desktop OS now, that is probably why your performance might be degrading. I found the opposite to be true - I used to run IMail on Win2K Server and switched to Win2K Pro. I think it runs better on Pro - certainly fewer resources are being used by the OS - leaving those resources free to be used by IMail. But maybe that's just me - we are a low volume situation. ~Laura To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
The statement I was replying to was that Windows workstation was required for the AV product and that was my bad I reversed workstation and server when I read it. But you could have stayed with workstation by using declude virus if being on workstation was that important and probably saved some money. So you still could have chosen a different product for AV scanning. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box Unless we read the specs wrong for the Imail antivirus, in that case my bad... snip IMail Anti-Virus Premium Edition * Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server * The IMail Anti-Virus server and LiveUpdate require Internet Explorer 4.71.1712.6 or later be installed * Pentium III 500 Mhz or higher * 256-512MB of RAM * 8+ GB of hard disk space * 1 or more network cards * 1 or more processors (depending on the mail traffic rates) /snip .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Bilbee Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box I bet no one out ther was expecing that answer! what does you AV have to do with choosing the proper OS. Correct me if I am wrong but there is AV software available for all Windows versions. If your AV insists on workstation hten chang AV products. Use the proper tool for the job. I caught my 6 year old using a flat head screw driver the other day on a phillips head screw. He got it to work but messed up the screw in the process. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The only reason we chose server over workstation was our antivirus insisted upon it. .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bud Durland Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Even with the premium AV product (which requires a server platform to run on) you can point the AV processing to a machine running it and off load this processing..Just keep in mind network latency Eric S - Original Message - From: Kevin Bilbee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 1:44 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The statement I was replying to was that Windows workstation was required for the AV product and that was my bad I reversed workstation and server when I read it. But you could have stayed with workstation by using declude virus if being on workstation was that important and probably saved some money. So you still could have chosen a different product for AV scanning. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box Unless we read the specs wrong for the Imail antivirus, in that case my bad... snip IMail Anti-Virus Premium Edition * Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server * The IMail Anti-Virus server and LiveUpdate require Internet Explorer 4.71.1712.6 or later be installed * Pentium III 500 Mhz or higher * 256-512MB of RAM * 8+ GB of hard disk space * 1 or more network cards * 1 or more processors (depending on the mail traffic rates) /snip .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Bilbee Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box I bet no one out ther was expecing that answer! what does you AV have to do with choosing the proper OS. Correct me if I am wrong but there is AV software available for all Windows versions. If your AV insists on workstation hten chang AV products. Use the proper tool for the job. I caught my 6 year old using a flat head screw driver the other day on a phillips head screw. He got it to work but messed up the screw in the process. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The only reason we chose server over workstation was our antivirus insisted upon it. .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bud Durland Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum
Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
The only reason we chose server over workstation was our antivirus insisted upon it. .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bud Durland Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
I have Imail installed on a Dell server with Win2000SRV for Primary. Same hardware but WinXP Pro (not my idea) for the backup server. The main server, on the same hardware, is almost twice as fast at Declude/Fprot/Imail. Neither box runs anything else continually (the backup has a program that the boss uses that won't work on a server OS, but he only uses it once a month for about an hour). I don't have hard numbers to support it, but the difference is very obvious. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
I bet no one out ther was expecing that answer! what does you AV have to do with choosing the proper OS. Correct me if I am wrong but there is AV software available for all Windows versions. If your AV insists on workstation hten chang AV products. Use the proper tool for the job. I caught my 6 year old using a flat head screw driver the other day on a phillips head screw. He got it to work but messed up the screw in the process. Kevin Bilbee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Rambo Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box The only reason we chose server over workstation was our antivirus insisted upon it. .rick.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bud Durland Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box John Carter wrote: I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Unless they've changed something, XP is a workstation OS, and as such is limited to 10 client connection at a time. I don't know it that only applies to Windows network connections, or incoming connections for any service. If the debate is Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows server 2000, I'm not sure there's a big different either way, though I'd probably install on WinServer 2003 if given the choice. -- He made us believe a man could fly Christopher Reeve, 1952-2004 - Bud Durland, CNE Mold-Rite Plastics Network Administrator http://www.mrpcap.com - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus / Sophos AV] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Hey John, If you are speaking of using a desktop operating system for your IMail box, I HIGHLY recommend against it. If you are using a desktop OS now, that is probably why your performance might be degrading. You could actually take your existing box, upgrade the RAM (and hard drive if needed), upgrade the OS to a server OS (2000 or 2003) and see a significant improvement in performance. The difference between workstation and server OS makes a BIG difference. Prasad Devaprasad Kantharaj MIS Director, TVCCA -- Original Message -- From: John Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:28:37 -0500 I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Thanks, John To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
Re: [IMail Forum] upgrading system box
Hi, Prasad brings it to the point. Use Windows 2003 Server, at least double the memory and your IMail server will be happy for the rest of its live. Am Mittwoch, 20. Oktober 2004 um 00:05 schrieben Sie: Hey John, If you are speaking of using a desktop operating system for your IMail box, I HIGHLY recommend against it. If you are using a desktop OS now, that is probably why your performance might be degrading. You could actually take your existing box, upgrade the RAM (and hard drive if needed), upgrade the OS to a server OS (2000 or 2003) and see a significant improvement in performance. The difference between workstation and server OS makes a BIG difference. Prasad Devaprasad Kantharaj MIS Director, TVCCA -- Original Message -- From: John Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:28:37 -0500 I'm looking to upgrade our Imail box (Dell Optiplex, 600mhz, 256MB, Win2000). We get about 500K messages a month, so a solid desktop will do us. (Looking at Dell 3.2GHz, 1GB) Question: Since I only run Imail and Declude on the box, are there any issues that make XP or Win2000 a better operating system? (We have campus licenses for both, so cost and availability are not problems.) Thanks, John To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen Merlin Consulting Martin Schaible Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-8702 Zollikon Phone: +41 1 391 30 00 Fax: +41 1 391 32 49 Mail:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch Support: http://support.merlinconsulting.ch GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 News - Neue Produkte: .:. Kiwi Syslog Monitor .:. Paessler GmbH .:. Sawmill Loganalyzer To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
