Re: Postfix as default MTA?
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On 28 Jun 1999 09:05:21 -0400, Michael Alan Dorman wrote:
>At the same time, I also think it makes sense for Debian to recommend
>as its default mailer something that's up to handling our listserver's
>load---which we can't do with qmail, and none of the other options
>seem up to the load.
What, exactly, is wrong with Exim? IIRC the reason the list server
hasn't been switched over was due to non-technical reasons. IE, making sure
we lost no mail in the process, not that the current default mailer couldn't
handle the load.
Simply put, there are no figures for most alternative mailers under heavy
loads as most places run sendmail. My largest list, however, of ~230 people
(yeah, laugh it up) runs quite snappily under Exim with a max allowed 25
connections on a 5k/20k cable link. That's 5k up. Most of the addresses are
delivered to within the first minute.
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