Thanks a lot Bowie. I have never regretted joining the Courier users list.
Alexander -----Original Message----- From: Bowie Bailey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:02 PM To: Alexander Hotmail; Courier-Users Subject: Re: [courier-users] System vs. Virtual users Keep the conversation on the list please... I have a single UID/GID that I use for all of the virtual users. You could use different UIDs for different domains or something like that, but it just adds more complexity without giving any benefit that I can see. Bowie Alexander Hotmail wrote: > Thanks. > Do all your virtual users use the same UID and GID? Or do you have several > system users which the virtual users are linked to? > > Alexander > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bowie Bailey [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 3:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [courier-users] System vs. Virtual users > > Alexander Hotmail wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Are there any limits to the number of virtual users one can use in a >> courier site? Is a hundred virtual users too much? Are there any >> disadvantages in using virtual users only? >> >> > > I currently have well over 100 virtual users in a userdb setup with no > problems. The limitation is not Courier, but the backend for the > authentication. Userdb is the simplest method, but it is also the least > efficient. For a couple hundred users, it should be ok. If you are > going to several hundred or more, you may want to use SQL or LDAP > authentication instead. They should be able to handle thousands of > users with no problems. > > I don't see any disadvantages to using virtual users. Actually, with > that many users, it would be more difficult to NOT make them virtual. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
