On 06-Jan-99 Alex Holden wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Matti Aarnio wrote:
>> Maybe, maybe not.
>> VGER is now running with load-average of 10-15 all the time,
>> and about half of the active processes are anon-cvs server
>> related. The machine is not a very hot-shot one, and it
>> is overworking itself now :-/ The mailer has input queue
>> of 4000+ messages right now, and it is getting only about
>> 1/10th of CPU time to do its work.
>
> Can't it just be upgraded? I'm sure a plea on /. that the primary Linux
> mail server needs replacing would bring plenty of charitable offers...
>
A change of software may also help, a friend of mine runs a VERY large
mailing list (BTNet's largest mail customer - outputs more mail than all the
others put together and then some) - he (and BT) run exim and are very happy
with its efficiency, reliability and speed.
Dirk G1TLH
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Dirk-Jan Koopman, Tobit Computer Co Ltd
At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will find
at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer.
