> I am running an iMail server that has 10 hosts on it. We are getting
> exceptionally slow mail response times, sometimes taking up to four
> hours for mail to be delivered to people within the same mail
> domain.
Then likely one of two things is wrong: Either something is seriously misconfigured,
or you are trying to send too much mail (unlikely).
> I am currently running a 6.03 server on my private domain and
> experiencing NONE of the issues I am having with this server.
> ... At this point I am SERIOUSLY considering scrapping iMail
> altogether and attempting to find another solution as iMail is
> beginning to seem more problematic than it is worth.
Taking 4 hours to deliver an E-mail, I can see why you feel that way. But if 6.03
works for you, you might want to consider using it.
> I got 10 times the performance out of Microsoft Exchange
> Server v5.5 on a less hearty box with twice the load that
> this one currently has.
Ah, only taking 24 minutes to deliver an E-mail. Not bad. <G> Sorry, I couldn't
help it!
If I were you, I would take a look at the log files. They should give you a VERY good
idea of where the problem is. If, for example, there is a HELO line at 08:30:05 and a
RCPT line at 09:15:05, it's taking 45 minutes to do a very simple TCP/IP task
(although that is unlikely due to timeouts). On the other hand, if you send out an
E-mail at 8:30, and there are entries at 08:30:05 through 08:30:12, IMail is working
reasonably quickly, but the mail is being deferred or some similar problem.
-Scott
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