Mike McEwan wrote:
> "2. The option smtp_accept_queue_per_connection
I think someone was trying to win the prize for `longest option name
ever' there ...
> (default value 10) limits the
> number of delivery processes that Exim starts automatically when receiving
> messages via SMTP. If the value of the option is greater than zero, and the
> number of messages received in a single SMTP session exceeds this number,
> subsequent messages are placed on the spool, but no delivery process is
> started.
*grumble* *shuffles about uncomfortably*
Good point :-)
Why can't this default to zero ... ? I assume it's a new option, and the
way I see it, new options should default to the old behaviour, IYSWIM.
just my 2p, anyway.
> This helps to limit the number of Exim processes when a server
> restarts after downtime and there is a lot of mail waiting for it on other
> systems.
Ah, that might explain why it defaults to what it is now :-)
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