[OPLINTECH] New OPLIN Mail Server Timeline

[Karl Jendretzky]

All,

     I just wanted to give you a heads up as to the timeline of the 
release of the new OPLIN mail server. Ubuntu is the server flavor of 
choice at the OPLIN office, and currently Zimbra OSE only supports 
Ubuntu 10.04 in a beta non-production fashion. During simulated stress 
tests of our development server, we were able to reliably produce 
instability in the daemons.

While we wanted to get the new service out as quickly as possible, the 
first priority is to deliver a package that's as reliable as the current 
mail service has been for years.

At present we're exploring the Network Edition of Zimbra, which has a 
cost but seems to be about a version ahead of the OSE, and also keeping 
a close eye on the release date for OSE 6.0.9, which is currently slated 
for January, and should provide full Ubuntu 10 support.

To help hold everyone over while we work on the new system, I've raised 
everyone's email quotas so that you don't get warnings until 90Mb, with 
a hard cap at 100Mb.

-- 
Karl Jendretzky
Technology Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network
jendreka at oplin.org
(614) 728-1515