Posted-Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 23:02 EST
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Organization: Proteon, Inc., Westborough, MA  01581  [(508)898-2800]
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Date:         Sun, 3 Jan 1993 22:12:00 EST
Reply-To:     Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
From:         Fund@RELAY.PROTEON.COM
Subject:      Re: Experience with Novell's 1000 User License

>        I am thinking about alternatives for setting up 800 users on cc:Mail.
>know cc:Mail may not be the best email option, but that is not a variable.  All
>users are currently scattered across 15 networks.   All 15 of the networks are
>Novell 3.11, 100 or 250 User. Each network contains their own mail system, some
>cc:mail, some will need to be converted.
>        One option I am thinking about is setting up a Super Server (Compaq
>Syspro probably) with the 1000 User License.  All users would log in to their
>respective servers, and then attach to the one Super Server to access their
>mail.
>        I have heard that the 1000 User License is "flakey", so I was wondering
>if anyone has had any experience with it.  We will not need to load too many
>extranious NLM's, probably just the Macintosh Support.  I was also wondering if
>anyone has had more than 500 cc:mail users in one database before on a Novell
>platform.  We forsee some problems there also.

>crichtog@smtp-gw.spawar.navy.mil

>Thanks, in advance.
>        Garrett N. Crichton

   1000 user NetWare is not flakey, but it does have problems with a good
   number of programs that depend on the connection APIs to operate.  So, things
   like print servers, software metering, remote access utilites, etc. will
   most likely not work unless they were specifically updated to accomodate.

   cc:Mail is not one of the programs that will have a problem.  You can
   utilize 1000 user NetWare for this purpose with a high degree of confidence
   that it will work as planned.

   I have not had experience with the MAC stuff and 1000 user, but I am sure
   Novell will give you an answer on that one.  I would call the Novell
   800-453-1267 number and ask for Myron Mosbarger.  He is one of the
   consultants working with the 1000 user product.  Novell does have a
   known compatibility listing that I am sure you could get a hold of.

   As far as having more than 500 users in a cc:Mail databse, we have
   about 4500 on each of 11 servers.  Some of them haved up to 600 locals and
   the remainder as remotes and aliases.  Selecting addressees from the listing
   is fine on most occasions. When a server is very heavily loaded, we do notice
   some delays, but even these are acceptable.

   One thing you definitely want to do with large cc:Mail databases is to do
   ALL of your database administration via the IMPORT/EXPORT utility.  The
   interactive ADMIN utility does take some time to process entries and is
   not recommended for routine entries.

   As for maximum limits, cc:Mail does say it supports up to 64,000 directory
   entries.  I am not sure I would want to come close to that number, though.

   I would think that your application would be piece of cake.  Any of
   the Systempros would be a fine platform to house the mail application
   on.

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