On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, DOLIST Technical Center wrote:
> > Hello, > > With have a server with an output around 250 kb/s. > The server is running 32 smail threads. > > In perfect case, when you have mails around > 4 kb, you need 250/4 rounded 62 threads in a constant output. why are you assuming that your message has to be delivered in 1 sec ? look guys, it's not that increasing the number of threads you magically increase your bandwidth. in theory, giving a perfect network with 0 dns lookup costs and infinite remote bandwidth, 1000 messages are delivered in the same time using 1 thread or 100 threads. since the network is not perfect, having a "decent" number of threads might help. pls do not increase it too much, 32 is a very nice guess. - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
