> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Sherman [mailto:msherman@projectile.ca]
> Sent: 03 August 2005 19:36
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [exim] Creating a simple black hole for testing mail from
> remotesystem
>
> V. T. Mueller wrote:
> >
> > Actually, I think what I wrote you - using the :blackhole: router
> > option
> > - should be somewhat faster than doing the same thing in a
> transport.
>
> I think you can use discard in the DATA ACL, which should be even
> faster; in that case, the message won't even enter the queue, I think.
>
> For maximum throughput, be sure to strip your config file down to the
> bare minimum -- all your ACLs should just accept, except the DATA
> which should discard, and you don't need any routers or transports at
> all, I don't think.
>
> - Marc
I wrote a small SMTP server in perl for doing performance testing through
Exim. I used the Perl server as an email dumping ground. Managed 60-80
messages per second through it.
-Andy-
