From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 05:12:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 776501066F1D for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:12:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (gate6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E31288FC0C for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:12:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m615CUwP085222; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:12:36 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.6.0 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk m615CUwP085222 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1214889156; bh=srr1cz4wfv7J45 Uf/oiO7g/ygEAp77yObbBnuddHCP0=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version: To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type: Date:From:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Mes sage-ID:=20<4869BCB8.9060906@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20Tue,=2 001=20Jul=202008=2006:12:24=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman=20|Organization:=20Infracaninophile|User -Agent:=20Thunderbird=202.0.0.14=20(X11/20080607)|MIME-Version:=201 .0|To:=20prad=20|CC:=20freebsd-questions@f reebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20Configuring=20an=20older=20server=20for =20speed...|References:=20=09<48698AB9.7070802@cwis.biz>=20<2008063019082 1.1e0cc713@gom.home>=09<20080630231705.02193cae@verizon.net>=20<200 80630203436.1cc7505d@gom.home>|In-Reply-To:=20<20080630203436.1cc75 05d@gom.home>|X-Enigmail-Version:=200.95.6|Content-Type:=20multipar t/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp-sha256=3B=0D=0A=20protocol=3D"applicatio n/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A=20boundary=3D"------------enigDDC1AA58F75 C8AEA5F374D49"; b=roEwpYEHQTnE1Y2XE5ZVNM5aL0zam1r8uZm19dRV4LMRN+X6+ YUAcXsmXsTOCLkPzfP+rlr05uLelMaB7JxTSWY4w4mAgFoG4StI4kitRSiIiMK5zhn4 ZuaSSmzHc4YAbC2tG1GCf9Q2M1+GQv9busJsqcBOft+ir5wQfJnXvys= Message-ID: <4869BCB8.9060906@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:12:24 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080607) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: prad References: <48698AB9.7070802@cwis.biz> <20080630190821.1e0cc713@gom.home> <20080630231705.02193cae@verizon.net> <20080630203436.1cc7505d@gom.home> In-Reply-To: <20080630203436.1cc7505d@gom.home> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigDDC1AA58F75C8AEA5F374D49" X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:12:36 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7597/Tue Jul 1 00:19:51 2008 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring an older server for speed... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:12:42 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigDDC1AA58F75C8AEA5F374D49 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable prad wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:17:05 -0400 > David Gurvich wrote: >=20 >> Many of these features have undiscovered bugs that you might >> prefer not discovering on your own server. >> > oh oh. > but what if we are just running a plain webserver (mainly static html) > and email. we are sticking to ufs of course. > it is an older machine - dual 1.3G with 2G ram and a raid card. >=20 > we've run 7 since the beginning of june on 2 desktops (700Hz with 192M > and 128M ram) doing the above serving without any problems and are just= > about to set up this server to replace the other 2. >=20 > should we use 7 or think about going with 6.3? >=20 I'd go with 7.x every time. It wipes the floor with 6.3 performance-wise= and it is just as stable and bug-free as you'ld expect from FreeBSD. You= 've seen it works for you: there's no conceivable reason to downgrade. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigDDC1AA58F75C8AEA5F374D49 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAkhpvL4ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxt2wCghQvpGEV4qyQ3FDPeEJ17NMZg 1UQAniuW0TFNOL/Zl2feZjgBAeh4HGua =OiDt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigDDC1AA58F75C8AEA5F374D49--