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In article <1jpbvlINNsa@ftp.UU.NET> courcoul@vmtecqro.qro.itesm.mx (Juan M. Courcoul) writes:
>* Of the two machines on which to run it, which would be the best
>  candidate, in terms of handling the load ? 

Speaking of CPU, most modern stations have enough to handle a full
feed, and even more.  The points you need to check is first if the
station will have other duties and how important they will be
(speaking of load).

Speed of disk IO is also an important deal.  This changes a lot from
system to system.
 
>* What amount of disk space would you recommend to set aside, if we plan
>  to keep the articles for a week, on the average ?

This is also fully system depending. The main point to look at (with
today's one file per article) is the block size.  The more it is
important, the more you'll waste your disk space.

My monthly study (posted to news.lists) indicates that with a 4 Kb 
blocking factor you waste over 50% of disk space whereas with a 512 byte
blocking factor it's only a little bit over 10%.

This means that for storing 500 Mb of articles you'll need between 
600-700 Mb up to 1.4 Gb.
 
>* Which software would you recommend ? 

I would recommend using INN. Easy to install and operate.
But that's an opinion. Others might not share it.

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