Re: [Exim] exim performance

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Author: Nico Erfurth
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To: Sheldon Hearn
CC: Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira, exim-users@exim.org
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim performance
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Sheldon Hearn wrote:

> > If you want to just INJECT the messages (massmailings, i hope no spam),
> > you can use exim -bS -odqs to enqueue the messages via bsmtp, they will be
> > routed and enqueued.
>
> Be careful; -odqs will instantiate a child per message accepted, to
> handle routing. If you inject a lot of mail this way, and you do so
> faster than the child processes can handle routing, you'll be looking at
> a spectacular forkbomb.


I know, but with a limited number of processes, that inject the messages
(4-6 or more than enough IMHO) you can limit it somehow. And it's still
fast enough.

ciao