At 01:55 PM 5/2/00 -0400, Bill Hamilton wrote:

 >I'm curious why the concerns about the stability of your NT
host.  We have quite a few more than >125k subscribers.

Our NT system (Compaq Proliant) is quite a headache. The average
uptime we experience is around 4 days. This server is running
another email distro package, Unity by Revnet, alongside Listserv.
That may be the reason...... (Unity is quite a system hog). Add to
this the fact that we have it co-located at a local provider
(temporary) and you get the picture.......

Regardless, it's hard to argue for the virtues of NT. And I am not
a MS basher by any means. But there's a reason why Unix powers the
internet (Apache, Sendmail.)

My best,
Adam



-----Original Message-----
>From: Adam Audette [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 1:29 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Setting up a Linux Host
>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>We are currently running Listserv on an NT machine. We publish
>several discussion lists and have a total of about 125k
>subscribers, so the load is not too severe yet. However, I have
>concerns about the stability of our NT host and am growing weary of
>rebooting the machine every few days.
>
>Okay, so I have decided to run Listserv on a Linux machine. I am
>excited to do this, but I have only intermediate-level experience
>with the LinuxOS. I have never installed it on a server, either.
>
>Now I don't want to get in too deep here, and the last thing I can
>risk is costing our company money in the transition from NT to
>Linux.
>
>The installation docs seem very comprehensive, I'm not worried
>about that. What I am interested in is hearing some feedback from
>other administrators who have set up Listserv on a Linux host. Any
>help for a (green but enthusiastic) colleague?
>
>My thanks,
>Adam Audette
>
>