> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Sherman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 03 August 2005 19:36
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [exim] Creating a simple black hole for testing mail from 
> remotesystem
> 
> V. T. Mueller wrote:
> > 
> > Actually, I think what I wrote you - using the :blackhole: router 
> > option
> > - should be somewhat faster than doing the same thing in a
> transport.
> 
> I think you can use discard in the DATA ACL, which should be even 
> faster; in that case, the message won't even enter the queue, I think.
> 
> For maximum throughput, be sure to strip your config file down to the 
> bare minimum -- all your ACLs should just accept, except the DATA 
> which should discard, and you don't need any routers or transports at 
> all, I don't think.
> 
> - Marc

I wrote a small SMTP server in perl for doing performance testing through
Exim. I used the Perl server as an email dumping ground. Managed 60-80
messages per second through it.

-Andy-


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