Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
We run it with just IMail on it. Web server applications (IIS) may or may not use a lot of resources depending on the traffic and the content (streaming video vs. static HTML). If you can , try to use a separate machine. While 512MB of memory is good, I don't think that is the solution to spam against open relays on your server. The solution is to close the open relays. I'm not the best person to comment on how to do this, but I'm sure you will receive some feedback on it. You should also look through older threads for that topic. At 11:07 AM 4/3/2001, you wrote: We are running IMail on a server with a handful of other programs. We're running IIS and hosting web pages as well as running web trends software. The server is a PIII 650. It used to have 256K mem, but we increased it to 512K because people were spamming from our servers and all the smtp processes would use up remaining memory and crash the server. Some of our clients use large email lists and we expect more clients to request this service. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? Thanks- Shane Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
RE: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
Forgot to mention...we turned off relay for all. It will only relay for our servers IP address, which stopped the spammers. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christopher Ulrich Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server? We run it with just IMail on it. Web server applications (IIS) may or may not use a lot of resources depending on the traffic and the content (streaming video vs. static HTML). If you can , try to use a separate machine. While 512MB of memory is good, I don't think that is the solution to spam against open relays on your server. The solution is to close the open relays. I'm not the best person to comment on how to do this, but I'm sure you will receive some feedback on it. You should also look through older threads for that topic. At 11:07 AM 4/3/2001, you wrote: We are running IMail on a server with a handful of other programs. We're running IIS and hosting web pages as well as running web trends software. The server is a PIII 650. It used to have 256K mem, but we increased it to 512K because people were spamming from our servers and all the smtp processes would use up remaining memory and crash the server. Some of our clients use large email lists and we expect more clients to request this service. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? Thanks- Shane Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
Yes, without a doubt, give Imail it's own server... service. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? Thanks- Shane Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
RE: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
Assuming you have only one primary server, the best reason for having it on a separate machine is if that primary server goes down, your users can still email to alert you. This point may be moot if you subscribe to a server monitoring service, however. We had a similar issue with spammers using open relays during the Christmas holiday. More info on mail replay options can be found at: http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-JB02.htm Lee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christopher Ulrich Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server? We run it with just IMail on it. Web server applications (IIS) may or may not use a lot of resources depending on the traffic and the content (streaming video vs. static HTML). If you can , try to use a separate machine. While 512MB of memory is good, I don't think that is the solution to spam against open relays on your server. The solution is to close the open relays. I'm not the best person to comment on how to do this, but I'm sure you will receive some feedback on it. You should also look through older threads for that topic. At 11:07 AM 4/3/2001, you wrote: We are running IMail on a server with a handful of other programs. We're running IIS and hosting web pages as well as running web trends software. The server is a PIII 650. It used to have 256K mem, but we increased it to 512K because people were spamming from our servers and all the smtp processes would use up remaining memory and crash the server. Some of our clients use large email lists and we expect more clients to request this service. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? Thanks- Shane Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
Yes, without a doubt, give Imail it's own server... service. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? Depends...if the msg load isn't too heavy, you can always run Primary DNS service on the mail box as well. I wouldn't run anything else, but it can actually shorten DNS resolution times if DNS is run on the same box. Nameservers don't have much of a "footprint" anyway. /wiZZ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
The server is a PIII 650. It used to have 256K mem, but we increased it to 512K because people were spamming from our servers and all the smtp processes would use up remaining memory and crash the server. Wow! A lot of people offer free E-mail service to spammers, while charging their good customers (they run an open relay). But it's unusual to find a company willing to buy new hardware for their free spammer clients. I'd suggest that you use the IMail "Relay for Addresses" option, along with SMTP AUTH for anyone that won't come from a known safe IP address. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? I would strongly recommend it, especially if you are going to have a number of mailing lists. Although technically there shouldn't be a problem running many programs on one machine, in reality the chances of problems increase for every extra program running on the server. -- -Scott Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com -- Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
RE: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server?
The server is a PIII 650. It used to have 256K mem, but we increased it to 512K because people were spamming from our servers and all the smtp processes would use up remaining memory and crash the server. Setup IMGate and ofload all your outgoing mail to this box. For the price of 2 128 meg sticks you could probably buy a second-hand pentium/64megs of memory. Plus you would get better protection against the spammers. Andrew P. Kaplan, CNE, MCSE+Internet, MCT, CCNA, CCDA CyberShore, Inc. -- Premium Internet Services -- http://www.cshore.com The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore Intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible...to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown. -- Ferdinand Magellan, Explorer (c.1520) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott Perry Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Should IMail have its own server? The server is a PIII 650. It used to have 256K mem, but we increased it to 512K because people were spamming from our servers and all the smtp processes would use up remaining memory and crash the server. Wow! A lot of people offer free E-mail service to spammers, while charging their good customers (they run an open relay). But it's unusual to find a company willing to buy new hardware for their free spammer clients. I'd suggest that you use the IMail "Relay for Addresses" option, along with SMTP AUTH for anyone that won't come from a known safe IP address. In general, should IMail have its own dedicated server, with minimal other processes running on it? I would strongly recommend it, especially if you are going to have a number of mailing lists. Although technically there shouldn't be a problem running many programs on one machine, in reality the chances of problems increase for every extra program running on the server. -- -Scott Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com -- Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
