The machine was configured with 1GB of RAM, but it would have been fine with 256MB due to the low overhead of a stock Linux kernel coupled with the resource-friendly CommuniGate Pro. The drive subsystem consisted of an IDE RAID controller and The new server was a Dell PowerEdge 1600 with a 2.4GHz Pentium 4 CPU, preconfigured by Dell with Red Hat Linux Professional 9 for $100 extra.
#COMMUNIGATE PRO RELEASE NOTES INSTALL#
I downloaded the install for the same version on the Linux platform in this case a self-contained RPM. In preparation for the migration, I upgraded the old NT server to release 4.0-6 of CommuniGate In this instance the base directory on the NT server was C:CommuniGate Files, and on the Linux server /var/CommuniGate. All account and configuration information is stored in a single base directory.
#COMMUNIGATE PRO RELEASE NOTES UPGRADE#
People addicted to a command line interface will find an abundance of tools with which to manipulate CommuniGate Pro.ĬommuniGate Pro was designed from the beginning to separate the program code from the accounts andĬonfiguration information, allowing organizations to quickly upgrade to new versions, or downgrade in the rare instance when Murphy strikes. Administration of mail domains can be delegated to both protect and help sysadmins. It also provides a native Web server that allows user access to email and administration of all mailįunctions. Stalker sells a MAPI connector that can replace the majority of functions found in Microsoft Exchange. A German company uses CommuniGate Pro to service over 4.5 million customers. CommuniGate Pro, through clustering, can scale to millions of user accounts. An issue tied closely with platform compatibility is scaleability. The software runs natively on more than 30 OS and platform combinations ranging from Windows 95 to IBM OS/400. The cross platform nature of CommuniGate Pro is a virtue for current and potential customers. NT was not an option due to Microsoft’s choice to stop supporting the product.
Recommendation, the organization chose not to upgrade to Windows 2000. My client needed to upgrade his messaging because his Windows NT-based server was a bit long in the tooth and straining under the current demand for its services. The process wasn’t difficult, but if you’re contemplating a similar migration, let me warn you about a few things to watch out for. I recently migrated a live CommuniGate Pro installation from Windows NT 4.0 to Red Hat Linux 9 and improved my client’s messaging performance. Affordable, robust, cross-platform email server that supports nearly every mail
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