[imp] (Newb) Horde/IMP resource hungry?

[SimonMartin]

Andreas and Michael,

Thanks for your comments. It looks as if it would be wise to get one  
of the Horde consultants to look at our setup once we make a decision.

Simon
On 26 Jun 2006, at 15:56, lst_hoe01 at kwsoft.de wrote:

> Zitat von SimonMartin <lists at mail-lists.co.uk>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Hope this question isn't OT...
>>
>> Ippimail is considering switching from Squirrelmail to IMP.
>>
>> When I mentioned this in passing to an admin at a US university,  
>> he  said something like: "Oh really? We made the opposite switch  
>> because  Horde/IMP was so resource hungry. Mind you, that was a  
>> couple of  years ago..."
>>
>> Can you guys comment on this? Have improvements been made in this  
>> area?
>>
>
> YMMV ...
>
> As with all complex server side applications it can be a real CPU/ 
> Memory hog. Be sure to examine the following if you expect some  
> noticeable workload :
>
> - Read the PERFORMANCE tips in the doc section
> - Use a fast IMAP server / Database
> - Use a PHP accelerator
> - Be sure to get a clean configuration and maybe disable features  
> which are marked as "generate load on the server" like attachment  
> icons, previews etc.
> - Get some big amount of memory if your users handle big attachments
> - Use PHP with the recommended features compiled in (mcrypt!!)
>
> With a carefully tuned installation some guys operate large  
> userbases webmail systems with HORD/IMP.


Simon

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