Author: Ian Eiloart Date: To: W B Hacker, exim users Subject: Re: [exim] 4096 connection barrier
--On 24 February 2009 01:57:55 +0800 W B Hacker <wbh@???> wrote:
> Ian Eiloart wrote:
>> >>
>
> Obviously (posting from a PowerBook G4) I'm not an enemy of OS X.
>
> But might I ask why, on GGE, one would attempt to use that
> very-definitely-desktop-optimized OS for a *server* ???
Obviously, we're using OSX Server. Actually, I think it has higher process
limits than the client OS.
We like the hardware, the server management tools, launchd, and the OS
patching mechanism.
> ... when several *BSD's and Linuxen run on the same hardware.. but NOT
> as the best of desktops there. OTOH, better desktps than 10.3.X if on
> Wintel/AMD/VIA.
>
> 'horses for courses' ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
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Ian Eiloart
IT Services, University of Sussex
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