It depends on more then just performance of the base system, backup, reliability, fault tolerance, etc... need to be looked at. Some customers need the basic system for 20 people and some need more then just an eMail server for 10 people. Know what the customer expects when it comes restoring an eMail and down time. Sam. Quoting Johnny Fulcrum <johnnyfulcrum at mn.rr.com>: > anybody have a super cool formula for figuring out the specs a linux box > should have for certain jobs? > > The recent "pop3 server recommendations thread" got me to thinking - if I > were to build a box that would be a email server for a group of 20 folks - > I probably would not drop by Walmart on my way into work and pick up a > $200 special... > > I may be helping out a buddy by bringing more Linuxy stuff into his > consulting gig.... so I need information to crossover/translate from the > end user desktop linux system (my simple hacked up boxes) to the server > class or "this stuff's important" linux system. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list