Re: [exim] Benchmarking an MTA?

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Auteur: Heiko Schlittermann
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Aan: exim-users
Onderwerp: Re: [exim] Benchmarking an MTA?
Peter Funk <pf@???> (Mi 03 Feb 2016 11:14:47 CET):
> I think consumed resources (CPU cycles, memory, disk I/O, electricity)
> might become interesting when it comes to compare different MTAs for
> a high volume scenario on a server at some cloud service provider.
> (depending on the cost model those providers are using to calculate
> their billing of course).
>
> I believe: It will be very difficult to construct a realistic
> MTA-benchmark suite with reproducible results. There are way too
> many different interacting factors.
>
> > Would anybody be willing to share performance stats?
> > (In a first step: submit the results from a tailored eximstats output?)
>
> What kind of information do you expect?


That's the question ….

For a start probably size of the queue in relation to the queue time of
the messages delivered at any given time.
That is, the impact of a huge queue …

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    Heiko Schlittermann
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