-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/24/08 18:27, Mike Bird wrote: > On Mon March 24 2008 16:08:29 Mark Allums wrote: >> If at all possible, set up a new machine with Etch to use as a mail >> server, and migrate to it. If possible, get another machine to be a >> router, another one to be a web server and DNS server. Then, take down >> the existing machine, upgrade it, and transfer web or DNS back to it. >> 'Tis better to separate these functions onto different machines, if >> possible. > > Different functions on different machines is more of a Microsoft view > of the universe. With Linux you only need to start separating functions > if there is a specific reason such as CPU load or geographical separation > of DNS servers.
Very true. But it's also putting all your eggs in one basket. Catastrophic machine failure and all (or, many) services go down. Separating them into discrete low-power servers greatly reduces that possibility. Note that this *not* the Microsoft Reason for having a discrete server for each function. > I'd just migrate the functions one at a time to a new machine. > > Meanwhile, I'd use spamassassin out of per-user procmail to solve the > OP's dilemma. You can set this up on one test account and mess with > it until you're happy, without affecting other users. Then you can > move the procmail config to a system-wide procmailrc. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Supporting World Peace Through Nuclear Pacification -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH6D+aS9HxQb37XmcRAlp8AJ407TJAIm69l8RI1gH1Qa9LvIKO3QCeKERk U1OriTgoFv6Dr9+u2REt7P4= =/2py -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
