distributed mailing list? (Was Re: [SunRescue] Question...)

[Paul Sladen]

On Fri, 25 May 2001, Dan Debertin wrote:

> On Fri, 25 May 2001, Joshua D. Boyd wrote:
>
> > Anyway, getting back to the topic of mail servers.  The problem with
> > flat files is that they can be a pain.
> 
> And databases aren't? How many nights have _you_ spent isamchking tables
> and manually fixing a database because somebody did a "UPDATE" without a
> "WHERE" clause, and reverting to backup is not an option?

Hey -- how many times have you found yourself clearing up after somebody
did a `rm -r' without a directory.    =-)
 
> The difference between databases and flatfiles is that with a database,
> generally when they break, the whole thing breaks. Mail is especially bad
> for this, as it's the first thing users notice. We could drop all of our
> outbound DS3s, randomly kill httpds, power down RADIUS servers, but if
> people can't get their mail, _that_'s when the phones really start to ring
> :/.

Yeah the issue of mail connectivity is a interesting one we have too!

Paul
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