i'm sorry i wasn't clear. sending 75 messages every 5 minutes in total. the total list is 50,000+. only 75 every 5 minutes are going out.
justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sanford Whiteman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Justin Kohlhepp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Queue Manager Using Too Much Processor > > Right now I have a user that is sending 75 messages every 5 minutes > > to a mailing list of about 50000 people. This has been going on for > > two days. > > You have got to be kidding. > > 75 * 50,000 = 3,750,000 unique messages every 5 minutes. > > = 45,000,000 unique messages per hour. > > Either you have no idea how to size a mail server, or you have posted > incorrect numbers. > > > During this time, the Imail Queue Mgr has been using 70-90% of the > > processor and is therefore affecting the other things the machine > > needs to be able to do. > > No surprise at all. You need to get a grip on what even the > best-equipped hardware and best-tuned MTAs can process...and you need > to determine, for us and for yourself, whether you are a spam house > (if so, you will get no help here). > > --Sandy > > > ------------------------------------ > Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist > Broadleaf Systems, a division of > Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! > http://www.mailmage.com/download/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/Release/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
