[Mailman-Users] thousands of lists

[ross at lug.udel.edu]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 01:55:36PM +1000, Iain Pople wrote:
> The concern is that on a unix filesystem it is very slow to access  
> directories with thousands of entries.

While I can't address your question directly, I can say that this
isn't an issue.  Just use ReiserFS or set your ext2/3 filesystems to
use dir_index.  Either one will give you hashed directory lookups and
resolve this performance issue.


In general, I know that sourceforge.net uses Mailman for their lists.
The product gloss on the Realtime stats page claims 75,000+ projects.
Not sure how they manage them though.

-- 
Ross Vandegrift
ross at lug.udel.edu

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
man in the bonds of Hell."
	--St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37