From owner-freebsd-security Wed Oct 10 0:58: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.pilikia.net (ns1.pilikia.net [63.173.194.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 479C337B405 for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 00:58:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gecko (gecko.local.net [10.25.0.9]) by ns1.pilikia.net (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id f9A7vYf00214; Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:57:35 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from art@pilikia.net) Message-ID: <200110092157350520.113B5396@smtp> In-Reply-To: <4392.65.42.236.13.1002662692.squirrel@manual-override.net> References: <4392.65.42.236.13.1002662692.squirrel@manual-override.net> X-Mailer: Calypso Version 3.20.02.00 (3) Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 21:57:35 -1000 Reply-To: art@pilikia.net From: "Arthur W. Neilson III" To: "Chris Orr" Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amavis + freebsd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS/NAI-uvscan-4.14 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Well, that depends on the cpu(s) of course. we average around 5% processor utilization on a HP netserver with dual 350Mhz processors and 196M RAM during our peak daytime hours. we pass ~120 mails a minute at our peaks and have stress tested the box at over 10 times that load. our hardware is way overkill for this application however we wanted the box to be able to handle in the event the load increased dramatically :^) On 10/9/01 at 4:24 PM Chris Orr wrote: > >hey, >ive got a question about amavis, and how it preforms.. >does anyone use it on mail servers that have 3000+ users? >how does it preform? >does it put the cpu load up high? >thanks! >-chris > >Bare feet magnetize sharp metal objects so they point upward from the >floor -- especially in the dark. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message -- __ / ) _/_ It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. /--/ __ / Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, / (_/ (_<__ Instead of theories to suit facts. -- Sherlock Holmes, "A Scandal in Bohemia" Arthur W. Neilson III, WH7N - FISTS #7448 Bank of Hawaii Network Services http://www.pilikia.net art@pilikia.net, aneilson@boh.com, wh7n@arrl.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message