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 * PHP scripts have a time limit. This created problems with Squirrel Mail:
   * It is often impossible to attach large files or download large attachments.
   * When Fyodor is running its backup, the system becomes slow. Sometimes folder listings don't display because the php script times out before the folder is read from the imapd.

The planning of a new system architecture at Hcoop, Inc. is motivated by a set of concerns with the current infrastructure. This page details these concerns in order to improve ourselves in Hcoop, Inc. v. 2.

1. What deficiencies in our current set-up do we want to correct?

  • If one machine goes down, then our services will go down, too.
  • No way for members to buy arbitrary amounts of disk space
  • No automated off-machine backups
  • We don't have a human administration set-up where everyone with an admin job:
    • Feels compensated in proportion to the work he does
    • Is accessible on a predictable schedule
  • PHP scripts have a time limit. This created problems with Squirrel Mail:
    • It is often impossible to attach large files or download large attachments.
    • When Fyodor is running its backup, the system becomes slow. Sometimes folder listings don't display because the php script times out before the folder is read from the imapd.

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