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 > >