Re: [Exim] exim and asynch io

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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To: Paul
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim and asynch io
On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 12:50, Paul wrote:
> Does exim3 or exim4 support async io in linux, libaio?


No.

There would be no advantage to it doing so - exim processes basically
just handle one message/connection at a time, so to usefully use aio you
would end up having to completely rehash the message handling model.
There are also enforced sync points within SMTP.

    Nigel.
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