Linux On Big Iron

panker writes "eWeek is running an article about a company who converted their IBM mainframe into a Linux email server. "The technical support manager at Winnebago Industries Inc. recently oversaw the deployment of Version 7 of SuSE Linux AG's Linux operating system on an IBM zSeries mainframe to run his company's e-mail server supporting 700 users." "

Comments

I was just wondering

[DaffyDuck101]

Considering I've got a SparcstationII handling mail for over 1000 users just fine, maybe he'd be interested in switching systems?

Re:Why I think IBM sucks

[owlmeat]

Sounds like you're a moron and you broke it.

Re:A mainframe for 700 users?

[alen]

Our Exchange 5.5 system on NT 4 runs fine. In fact it's so good that I'm forgetting Exchange since there is nothing to do on it.

Re:A mainframe for 700 users?

[WildBeast]

Don't waste your time, no matter what you say they won't believe you

Re:A mainframe for 700 users?

[thelexx]

Then your Java coders suck. In the MS-dominated shop I work in, my Java app is the only thing which doesn't require at least a bi-monthly head scratching session that culminates in a reboot, since none of the MCSE's can actually FIX anything beyond applying yet another patch or checking settings. Meanwhile, the Java proggie takes in another few thousand apps from our clients... The only time it goes down is when Windows craps its own memory and throws an exception outside the VM. And yes I'd rather run it on a Linux box, but no! That wouldn't be a Microsoft solution that our 'expert' MCSE's can maintain! Jesus wept.

LEXX