----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall Gellens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Christopher Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Subscribers of Qpopper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 1:40 PM Subject: Re: Feedback on configure options, please.
> At 9:11 AM -0600 3/27/02, Christopher Crowley wrote: > > >Currently, the mail server has Qpopper 3.0.2 installed. I need to squeeze > >some additional performance from it. Is there anything else that you > >suggest? I don't think that I can use fast-updates because the mail spool > >is NFS mounted where users have shell access. > > > >Lastly, are the cache files that are left in the temp-drop-dir cleaned up > >automatically by qpopper, or are they reused for each future login? > > I thought fast-updates and cache files were only in 4.x, not 3.x -- > are you sure about the version you're using, and are you sure it > supports these features? > My message was confusing. I am using 3.0.2 in production. However, I have 4.0.3 in test mode on the same server. In preparation for the transition, I wanted to get some feedback on the 4.0.3 configuration I planned to use. > The cache files stay around and provide a significant optimization > for subsequent mail checks if no new mail arrived since the previous > login. That alone can really make a big difference in system load > (especially I/O). > > The Administrator's Guide for 4.x has a section on performance that > may be helpful. >
