On 25 Mar, 2005, at 9:15:30. 0 AM, exim@??? wrote:
> 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?
I don't know that the 2.4G PIII is slower than the 500MHz G4. I
suspect it isn't. However, my G4 has 1GB RAM. This could be part of
the problem for you. I don't know what your swapping situation is.
Also, how fast is your disk? Still I can't imagine these two things
being a bottleneck for even a dual T1. It should be able to write
all the data coming in over a 100MBit line. I know I've used scp to
copy files over, while it was still processing mail through the T1,
and didn't see a hiccup.
How is your DNS? Cables? Hubs/Switches?
I think I'd start looking outside the server for signs of network
problems first. Exim is a very capable MTA and shouldn't have the
problems you're experiencing. Maybe someone with experience using
similar hardware can chime in and tell me I'm wrong. =-)
-Michael
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