[Modus] Fw: Memory usage

[Drew Salmon]

I would suggest that you look at Anti-Spam > Performance.  You can specify a file size there which will skip spam scanning on an email > x.  This may or may not have prevented your problem.   I tried to send a small screen shot but it was kicked back.  The list said the message was too large.   Drew   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lewis Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > * This is the modus mailing list * > > Not only did the memory "get good" but my CPU cycles went from 100% to > about 2% - 4% average with short bursts up to around 60%. That file sucked > pretty bad :-) > Thanks. > Lewis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cary Fitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:11 PM > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > That could be it. > > > > If memory got "good" after that file was killed... I think you get the > Dick > > Tracy award for Saturday November 8th. > > :-) > > > > Cary > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lewis Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 12:47 PM > > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > Running SQL DB - so I don;t think that's it. Also the 100% CPU thing > makes > > > me think that modus just freaked when it tried to handle that 6MB > file. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Cary Fitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 12:33 PM > > > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > > > I think a cold start is the limit of my repair ability... > > > > > > > > Buy memory if you need it to tide you over, and ask for help from > > > Vircom. > > > > > > > > BUT check you quarantine database before all that... perhaps you > have > > > hit > > > > the 2 Gig limit. > > > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Lewis Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 12:22 PM > > > > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > > > > > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > > > > > I just shut the mail server down and then pressed the power button > to > > > turn > > > > > it back on. Everything went right back up to the number like > earlier > > > :-( > > > > > > > > > > What else can I do? > > > > > Lewis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Cary Fitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 12:05 PM > > > > > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > > > > > > > You might try a cold boot... sometimes restarts don't really > seem to > > > > > > restart. > > > > > > > > > > > > Otherwise, this may be your day to buy memory. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Lewis Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 11:58 AM > > > > > > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ModusScan: 111,432 K        <-- This one is not looking > good!!! > > > > > > > ModusAdm: 19,304 K > > > > > > > SMTPRS: 11,820 K > > > > > > > smtpds: 11,324 K > > > > > > > POP3S 10,172 K > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So what can I do to get it to drop back down? I tried > restarting > > > the > > > > > > > server but it came right back online with these numbers! > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > Lewis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "Cary Fitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 11:49 AM > > > > > > > Subject: [Modus] Memory usage > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Yes, I started such a thread a couple of days ago when my > usage > > > was > > > > > > > over > > > > > > > > 500 megs (550?) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Our ModusScan started at about 45 megs, and has crept up to > 53.3 > > > > > megs > > > > > > > now. > > > > > > > > DLLHOST.EXE ??? is at 42,956  (What is that doing?) > > > > > > > > aspnet_wp.exe is using 35,100 > > > > > > > > ModusAdm.exe 33,772 > > > > > > > > SMTPRS.exe is using 19,408 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Total is 470 megs. on 11/7 @ 4PM" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================= > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now... Saturday 11:30 AM: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Modusscan.exe   52.400 meg > > > > > > > > DLLHOST.exe     45.116 > > > > > > > > aspnet_wp.exe   35.120 > > > > > > > > ModusAdm.exe  34.192 > > > > > > > > SMTPRS           14.728 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some of those are down, but total memory is up to 499 Megs. > > > There > > > > > are > > > > > > > two > > > > > > > > instances of DLLHOST running, one with the listed 45 megs > and > > > one > > > > > with > > > > > > > 5.1 > > > > > > > > megs and at least 3 of svchost with 4-5 megs each.  In round > > > > > numbers, > > > > > > > since > > > > > > > > restart in about two days, (maybe 2.5) we have "spent" an > extra > > > 200 > > > > > > > megs, > > > > > > > > and it seems to be slowly climbing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is nothing running on this machine but Modus and > utiitiles > > > > > like > > > > > > > > PCSomewhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cary Fitch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > ** > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > ** > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. >