Dear Andrew, > In a "traditional" Cyrus Murder (not a "unified" Murder), there are > 3 roles: > > 1. backends - these store email > 2. frontends - these proxy incoming connections to the correct backend > 3. mupdate master - maintains the list of mailboxes in the Murder > > There can only be 1 mupdate master process. I'm not positive if you > can run it on a backend or frontend server, or if it must be running > on a separate server. Thanks a lot -- this block alone was very helpful for a newbie like me. Sets my terminology right and gives me a clear picture of the building blocks. > When a new mailbox is created on a backend, the backend first checks > the mupdate master to make sure the mailbox name is not already in > use. Then it reserves the name, creates the mailbox, and registers > the mailbox with the mupdate master. Does this mean that all cyradm-type admin connections must connect to one or other of the back-end servers? Can I get admin tasks done by connecting to one of the front-end servers too? Shuvam ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://www.cyrusimap.org/ List Archives/Info: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/info-cyrus/
