Date:         Fri, 21 May 1999 13:07:47 -0400
Reply-To:     L&A Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         L&A Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Gerry is ill - suggestions for a server upgrade
Comments: To: Tonya Pope <Tonya@TEAM-M.COM>
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Tonya et al:
I am truly impressed by the depth of knowledge/experience of our fellow List
members. Unfortunately, I am no longer in the trade and and rapidly slipping
behind. The only help that I can contribute is to make a donation to
whatever solution is determined will keep Gerry happy and healthy.
Count us in.
Larry and Avery Johnson

Tonya Pope wrote:

> Throwing hardware at a software problem won't fix much, only increase
> the time between crashes slightly.  The server you're proposing is
> overkill capable of handling a great deal more (which is an
> understatement) than we'd ever need.  And I REALLY don't think the list
> would be too happy to have spent that much money only to still have it
> crash (which it would if not properly configured).
>
> Not sure what our maillist software's preference is, but if it's similar
> to the software we have on our NT then Gerry's virtual swap is set too
> high, both min and max should 128 if there's 64 mb of real memory,
> evenly distributed across partitions if there is more than 1 partition
> on the harddrive.  While NT apps are known for memory leaks, most can be
> reduced if not eliminated if configured properly.  The maillist
> software's site could possibly have technical specs as to what NT
> settings are most favorable to it.  While having a backup drive would be
> nice, we've put up with hardware related downtimes before and harddrives
> are fairly reliable so I don't think it's a real issue unless there's
> spare cash available.
>
> Tonya
> 87 Vanagon GL Wolfs