Re: [exim] mail delivery to smarthost very slow

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Author: Chris Siebenmann
Date:  
To: Jonas Meurer
CC: exim-users, cks, Evgeniy Berdnikov, Exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] mail delivery to smarthost very slow
> Is it a good idea to raise smtp_accept_queue_per_connection to a very
> high value or disable it by setting it to 0 in order to make Exim
> deliver all messages immediately?


This is a bad idea because Exim starts a new process for every new
message delivery. Thus, setting it too high will enable Exim to flood
your machine with processes and kill performance.

    - cks