On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 01:42:50AM +0000, Richard Letts wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Dax Kelson wrote:
> > Has anyone (Dan?) done real-world bandwidth measurements of how qmail
> > compares bandwidth wise to sendmail/zmailer/exim/postfix?
> >
> > A common complaint I hear is "qmail would use way more bandwidth, then XXX
> > MTA".
> >
> > It would be nice to point them at some number to take a look.
>
> practically the only time this is true is where the other maiolers
> compress several recipients of a message into one transfer.
I think that the oft-repeated answer is that one should profile actual
bandwidth usage at one's site before and after using qmail to see
whether -your- bandwidth actually increases. This can be a very
local-connection specific thing. Thought examples may seem to be
true on the surface, without being true for you.
The first question to ask is, what kind of smtp bandwidth is being used
now? Is that bandwidth metered? How much can you grow smtp bandwidth
useage without incurring further costs?
The answers to those questions should tell you whether you're even asking
the right questions to begin with.
Are you examining your text ftp usage the same way as your mail usage?
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