Re: [exim] Send Mass E-mails Quicker

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Author: altendew
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Send Mass E-mails Quicker

Thanks =)

I set it to this:
queue_run_max = 20
remote_max_parallel = 400
exim -q10m

I will let you know how it works out.


Magnus Holmgren-3 wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 24 January 2007 21:38, altendew wrote:
>> My mail queue currently says..
>>
>> "There are currently 7722 messages in the mail queue."
>>
>> These arnt spam they are just unsent messages. Is there any option in
>> Exim
>> to make it send these out faster, my server can handle a bigger load.
>> Does
>> exim send one out at a time, or does it have multiple spools?
>
> Exim by default makes a delivery attempt right away after receipt. If
> several
> messages were received over the same connection, all are delivered in
> parallel. Queue runners, however, deliver one message at a time, but if
> the
> same message has many recipients, they are delivered to in parallel, up to
> the limit set by remote_max_parallel. If one queue runner isn't done going
> through the queue by the time it's time to start the next, there can be
> many
> queue runners working at the same time, up to the limit set by
> queue_run_max.
>
> So, you can do the following:
>
> * Start queue runners more often (the interval is set with the -q<time>
> command line option; see chapter 5 of the Exim specification).
> * Increase queue_run_max or even set it to 0 (meaning unlimited).
> * Increase remote_max_parallel (if messages have more than two
> recipients).
>
> Watch out so that resource usage doesn't go overboard.
>
> -- 
> Magnus Holmgren        holmgren@???
>                        (No Cc of list mail needed, thanks)

>
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