> I have read about an option called "split_ spool_ directory". It seems
> interesting to me because once I switch exim to production, I expect many
> messages in queue at critical times.
>
> Does anyone use this option and how many messages should be in queue
> before you would consider using it?
There are many aspects which influence this parameter, e.g. the type of
filesystem and the I/O scheduler of your operating system.
But you will find very few reasons not turning on this option. Works very
well on our servers with 0 to 100.000+ messages in the queue. My
recommendation: turn it always on. Exim is smart enough to handle the
transitional phase without problems anyway.
Heiko
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