++ 25/11/02 08:51 -0800 - Jeremy C. Reed: >On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, Scott wrote: > >> > No performance issues using vm-pop3d, exim (MTA), apache and >> > OpenWebMail with around 10,000 email accounts on similar hardware. >> >> 10,000 email accounts on a similar machine? Man, I must be doing >> something wrong! [...] >> I tried that and the qpopper stopped responding after about 30 minutes and >> the Outlook users would get the xinetd error.
Please don't use inetd / xinetd if you're looking for performance. Both spawn a new process each time there is an incoming request, which is a *huge* overhead. You definitely have to run qpopper (or any other POP daemon) as a standalone server. Other tips include : - recompiling qpopper with other options (no debugging, optimization) - reading http://www.eudora.com/qpopper/faq.html#performance and keep in mind that the number of mailboxes is not a significant number to compare performance. I'd rather look at the number of connections / minute. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
