hi can any body explain the steps of configuring an external database SQL Server 7.0/ Access with proper steps. The documentation is not clear. And is there any way through an external program we can interact the Imail server to interact and findout how many new mails a person has got or not. i would be greatful if anybody could be helpful to me. thanx K.Srinivas --- Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You Imail admins that have Imail machines that are > approaching being > or are overloaded and you are dreading upgrading to > a more powerful > machine, you might interested in these numbers: > > sys1031.txt 185 MB > sys1106.txt 135 MB > > The first line is the Imail log file size before > IMGate, and the 2nd > line from one week later is after IMGate. > > The approx 30% reduction in Imail logging is the > reduced SMTP > acivity, due to 15% to 20% of the incoming mail > being rejected by > IMGate (MAPS, DNS validations, unknown users, > whatever, not even seen > by Imail) plus Imail not having to accept SMTP > sessions to bounce > unknown users, and not having to retry repeatedly > failed remote > deliveries (the Imail outbound queue is now empty > since Imail sends > all outbound to always-available IMgate vs. 100's of > previously > queued msgs due failed deliveries). The IMGate > deferred queue (can't > deliver) is between 500 and 1000 msgs on average (2 > day queue > lifetime), a huge burden off the Imail \spool > directory. > > So perhaps rather than upgrade your Imail machine, > first think about > lengthening its life a few more months or longer by > adding IMGate, > while increasing your customers' satifaction with a > tremendous > reduction in spam. Plus giving yourself a > front-line of defense > against mail bombs and relaying without touching > Imail. > > And if you run lots of Imail list volume, then note > that this IMGate > machine runs as many as 220 SMTP delivery processes > on demand (vs 30 > standard in Imail) and 30 to 50 SMTPD server > processes, but you can > add just about as many processes as you want within > memory > limits. This will tranform the speed at which you > can turn around list msgs. > > Len > > 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/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one Place. http://shopping.yahoo.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/
