Most users have already noticed an improvement in access times retrieving their mail from the new server. We also hope to upgrade the server's CPUs to faster models in the next few weeks.
Some departments run their own mail servers, as do some of the larger systems on campus.
After we complete all aspects of the new server implementation, we will begin investigating the next generation of mail software. Up to now, we have always used the standard UNIX mail software for our servers, but commercial products now exist which may provide a better foundation for the future, with respect to scalability and availability. We will probably start looking into these options in January 1997. Go to the next article . Go to the table of contents .