Fri, 31 May 1996 14:32:51 +0200
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On Fri, 31 May 1996 14:02:01 +1000 David M
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>re: setting up listserv in an efficient way (for high volume lists), do
>you have any whitepapers on this? For exmaple lsoft runs the busiest
>listserv sites, do you have any technical implementation guides for
>setting up and maintaining such sites, hardware requirements, bandwith,
>best platforms, etc.
Mailing list sites of that size are always complex issues which are best
addressed on a case by case basis. This is also an area which undergoes
rapid changes, and a white paper would become obsolete within the year.
For instance, some of the solutions we recommended just a year ago (and
which made the most sense then) are clunky and sluggish by 1996
standards. This doesn't mean the customers who bought these solutions
aren't happy campers, just that a white paper on large performance sites
written a year ago would be very much like a white paper on the
advantages of upgrading to a 486/100DX4 - with the important difference
that it wouldn't be obvious that the information is obsolete.
>What about management of distributed listserv (not using the current
>listserv.net but setting up similar system on a private network such as
>an intranet) and integration with database engines such as oracle.
These are also things which are best discussed on a case by case basis,
depending on your exact needs.
Eric
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