Karanbir Singh wrote: > Rudi Ahlers wrote: > >>>> I'm looking for a working HOWTO / Tutorial / sample setup of setting >>>> up a clustered email server. I know I can setup a CentOS cluster with >>>> >> I don't have a problem to solve, but I don't know which mail server to >> use either. But, like I said, ideally I'd like to use one of the >> groupware type mailserver (POP3, SMTP, IMAP, calendar, address book, etc) >> > > Well, I am sure you have some reason to setup a cluster. Is it for > failover / redundancy ? or is it for higher performance ? or is it to > distribute load geographically ? distribute load by service ? > > You need to first work out what you want to do. What setup and howto set > it up will depend on what you are trying to achieve ( = what problem you > are trying to solve ). However, keep in mind that anything more than > small to small medium setups for mail storage usually end at Cyrus. > > - KB > > PS: try trimming your replies to remove unneeded content > Hey Karanbir I'm trying to achieve a simple fail over solution, for a small rural clinic, about 700KM's away, which we have sponsored, so there's no money involved and I can't afford / justify exchange (don't want to go the MS route in anycase), Zimbra or any of those. For fail over on the webserver & samba, the heartbeat + rsync works well, but I don't know where to look for the email stuff. I don't need anything fancy, but a shared calendar & address book would be great. It's a 10 user network -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff