Nick Reinking wrote:
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newserver (mail + backup + misc): 1x PIII 866MHz 2GB PC133 1x 36GB SCSI disk 10/100 ethernet
I'd then directly connect pliny and larousse over gigabit ethernet with a crossover cable. It's more expensive than $4000, but I think this configuration would at least make a significant performance difference.
Looks very nice. And you can move some very small wikipedias to the 'newserver', which can handle them without problems, IMHO.