Re: [exim] exim and iptables

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To: exim-users
CC: Michael Johnson
Subject: Re: [exim] exim and iptables
Currently it runs on a laptop (compaq E500 PIII) :( with 512 Mb
I have a new system ready on Monday same memory but a 2.4G processor

Would just the speed of the pc, solve my problems?

On Friday 25 March 2005 15:06, Michael Johnson wrote:
> On Mar 25, 2005, at 7:57 AM, exim@??? wrote:
> > I've setup exim in combintation with spamassassin and clamav and it is
> > doing
> > it's job very good!!!
> > Only....
> > We get about 2 smtp hits/sec !!!! on the MTA, and it's killing the box
> >
> > :(
>
> This doesn't seem like a very high load. I have exim running on an
> Apple G4 400, about 6 years old, over a T1. I go through periods of
> 5-10 connections per second with no problems whatsoever.
>
> What kind of hardware are you running this server on? Are SA and
> ClamAV running on the same machine? Where is the bottleneck for your
> system?
>
> -Michael
>
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