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Date:      Fri, 31 Dec 1999 11:24:21 -0500
From:      Keith Stevenson <k.stevenson@louisville.edu>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: softupdates and debug.max_softdeps
Message-ID:  <19991231112421.A27070@osaka.louisville.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19991231004902.01D721CA0@overcee.netplex.com.au>
References:  <tom@uniserve.com> <19991231004902.01D721CA0@overcee.netplex.com.au>

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On Fri, Dec 31, 1999 at 08:49:01AM +0800, Peter Wemm wrote:
> FYI:  On hub.freebsd.org (the freebsd mailing list server), if we activate
> softupdates on the disk containing the postfix spool, the machine reboots
> (silently if I recall correctly) within 5 minutes of postfix starting up.
> 
> This is a much smaller system of course, with smaller memory and filesystem
> working set.  (postfix spool of ~50-80MB, 256MB ram).  I thought I'd post
> this as a real-use datapoint.

I'm using a postfix/FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE system as the central mail hub for the
University of Louisville.  I have softupdates enabled on the mail spool, 
I process about 75K messages per day, and I have absolutely no stability
problems.

The system is a PentiumPro 200 MHz with 128 MB RAM.  Kernel was compiled on
Sep 27 14:32:45 EDT 1999.

This system in only a relay/router system.  It handles no local deliveries.

Just another real-use data point.

Regards,
--Keith Stevenson--

-- 
Keith Stevenson
System Programmer - Data Center Services - University of Louisville
k.stevenson@louisville.edu
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