Memory use

[Scott Silva]

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> I detect slow performance when sometimes the machine stops responding
> imap and pop connections. I think the preoblem is slow disk read/write
> operations.
> Some user have shared accounts and maintain a server copy, but they
> download the mayl by pop, I think they must use imap
> 

If they want shared accounts, or access from multiple computers, then
IMAP is your best bet. Server storage will go up, but speed is much
better, especially with a newer OS and either Courier IMAP or Dovecot.


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