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From: wieringa@cps.msu.edu (David W Wieringa)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,tw.bbs.comp.386bsd,comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Re: The optimize equipment for a mail server
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Date: 26 Apr 1996 02:39:20 GMT
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Darryl Watson (dwatson@abwam.com) wrote:
: mi@aldan.algebra.com (Mikhail Teterin) says:
: >louis@oneway.com.tw wrote:
: >=I will setup a mail server include Sendmail and POP3 with FreeBSD 2.1.0
: >=for my office about 40 persons. Could any one tell me how much RAM at
: >=least should my FreeBSD BOX have ? Excepting swap.
: >
: >Customized kernel? No X-windows? 4Mb will be just fine!
: >

: I thought that FreeBSD needs at least 5 or 6 megs of RAM?!

I have a 386dx40 with 4 meg running as a sendmail/uucp mail hub at a
remote location under NetBSD 1.0.  It's been very stable.  Compiling 
anything large on it is painful.  Emacs works fine when I log in remotely.
Good use for old hardware.