[Dovecot] Dovecot performance under high load (vs. Courier)

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 27.06.2012 09:32, schrieb Wojciech Puchar:
>>
>> Hi, i dont wanna flame into this thread, cause its heavy tec stuff
>> which i dont really fit in
>>
>> but for some webmail you can use http://imapproxy.org/
> 
> the discussion was about if running proxy at all make sense.
> 
> Proxies are to reduce traffic or server load by avoiding repetitive
> requests.
> 
> With dovecot it's unlikely proxy itself will be faster, so second reason
> doesn't exist.
> 
> With same computer or fast lan or virtual lan (==normal way of running
> webmail) first reason doesn't exist.

Hi, sorry ,only my meaning,
beside coding layout questions about dovecot etc
which is clearly not my case

for questions like: "does a proxy make sense"
there will never be an uni right answer

the answer may ever depend on what fits best at your side general
setup/layout



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MfG Robert Schetterer