The only options I can think of are :- Serialize_hosts (which will limit connections to 1 per host)
Or You set your system to only queue for certain domains instead of doing immediate deliveries by using the queue_only control modifier in the ACL's and then setting you maximum number of queue runners to a reasonable level (started every minute -q1m to avoid delivery delays) -Andy- > -----Original Message----- > From: Gareth Hastings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 April 2006 08:40 > To: alexis; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [exim] limit SMTP sending connections > > > Hello, can you please, if there is, point me in the way or the > > documentation on how to limit the smtp ammounts, in terms of > > connections, troughput or any limitation. Fact is one of my > servers is > > used to send distribution lists to our customers, the server has a > > huge bandwidth, so thats not a limitation, but this scenario > > > > - I have, as an example, 3000 subscribers in a list with the same > > domain, the receiving server accepts some messages and then > it start > > to do some tarpitting or applies delay so i get a lot of messages > > delayed for a long time. > > I have a similar problem. We forward all our mail to a smart > host who does AV scanning and spam filtering. Problem is they > only accept 40 concurrent connections and then refuse > anymore. If we do any massive mails then we normal hit the 40 > concurrent connections limit which then causes ALL outbound > mail to get instantly deferred! > > > -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
