I had a friend that used a laptop as an Email server for quite a few years until it eventually broke down (it lasted about 3-4 years). He liked it because it didn't use as much electicity as a desktop so he could afford to leave it running. He used it not only for his own Email but as a mailing list that we and some other friends used to keep in touch. No clue if it's really relevant to your issue however.
Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people believe in windmills. Tim Wescott wrote: > My #1 son and I are in mild disagreement. I've got an old Dell laptop > (Latitude 26something) that I've put Xubuntu on and am re-purposing as > a version control server (later internal web server for testing and > probably Dirvish for, well, survival). > > (And yes, using a laptop as a server has a number of strikes against > it. But I don't care, because it cost us exactly $0 to put into > service. We can get our feet wet with this without spending any > capital, and if and when it seems necessary we can shell out some real > dough for a real machine.) > > He's of the opinion that a laptop is gonna break if it's left on all the > time. I'm of the opinion that it's going to be pretty less heavily > loaded than if someone were using it (how much can a working household > with three part-time developers load a server?), and besides it's been > left on for days on end before now, so get outta the way kid and let me > work! > > I've never tried this, so I have to admit that it's an either/or thing > as far as I'm concerned. I'm interested if anyone has any direct > experience, good or bad, with this. > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
