Re: [exim] Fw: Fastest Exim server ever

Phil (Medway Hosting) wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Perkel" <marc@???>
> To: <exim-users@???>
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:50 PM
> Subject: [exim] Fastest Exim server ever
>
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>> As to being fast, I'm thinking that lots of ram would be necessary. The
>> you put the queues in ram disk and you have a fall back server so it
>> tries to deliver one time and if it fails to laterals the message off to
>> another server that queues the messages for normal retry delivery. And
>> I'm thinking you would have a separate DNS server dedicated to caching
>> lookups.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>
> Having read the other replies to this thread, I have to ask - WHY use SMTP
> at all ?
>
> I mean, if the speed of delivery is so critical (as in you mentioned it was
> for some sort of gaming environment), surely the weak point it going to be
> with the RECEIVING servers ?
>
> I do wonder if some sort of "instant messenger" program where the users
> install a client of some sort would be more appropriate ?
>
> If email is the ONLY way to do it (not knowing the exact details) then
> perhaps actually giving the users an email account on the main server (or
> local net of servers) would be the solution ?
>
>
>

Well, I got the request second hand so I don't know the big picture. I
just am inquiring as to if this is possible and if anyone has ever done
it. I had some of those same questions myself.