This page outlines some of the most important hardware, software and networking requirements for running LISTSERV. More details and operating system-specific information can be found in the LISTSERV installation guides.
Requirements:
A computer with a fixed connection to the Internet
A static IP address assigned to the computer running LISTSERV
Web server software on the computer running LISTSERV
(For example, IIS or Apache)
An SMTP-compliant mail server through which to send outgoing mail
Example Configurations:
Small Configuration (Up to about 50,000 subscribers)
CPU:
Pentium or equivalent, 200 MHz or faster
RAM:
128 MB minimum
Disk:
2 GB available disk space
Bandwidth:
DSL, Cable or T1
Medium Configuration (Up to about 1 million subscribers)
CPU:
Pentium or equivalent, 500 MHz or faster
RAM:
256 MB minimum (512 MB recommended)
Disk:
12 GB available disk space
Ultra-wide SCSI or SATA or RAID 1 or RAID 5
Bandwidth:
T1
Large Configuration (More than 1 million subscribers)
CPU:
Pentium or equivalent, 1.4 GHz or faster
RAM:
1 GB minimum (2 GB recommended)
Disk:
36 GB available disk space, RAID 1 or RAID 5
RAID controller with 64, 128 or 256 MB RAM cache with battery backup
RAM cache must be configured for write-back
