smtp process vary from 30 - 45 mostly around 34. Idle rarely hits below 90.

> btw, 36,000 msgs/hour is a an equal load on the DNS, ie, 1000 DNS > queries/sec, so you might want to give your list server its own DNS > server with a 128 or 256 megs for big caching.

Good point. These mailing are only run a couple times a year. So I think I will maintain the status quo. Guess next step is virus scanning.

Oh by the way IMGate caught 45 "Snowhite" viruses yesterday.

Andrew P. Kaplan, CNE, MCSE+Internet, MCT, CCNA, CCDA CyberShore, Inc. -- Premium Internet Services -- http://www.cshore.com

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

> -----Original Message----- > From: IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com > [mailto:IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com]On Behalf Of Andrew P. > Kaplan > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 12:59 PM > To: IMail_Forum > Subject: [IMail Forum] IMGate sends mail out 3 times faster on a slower > machine > > > One of my customers sends out 30,000 email through my Imail > machine (a dual > Pentium 233 with 128megs of RAM). Her sending rate is 600 an > hour. I had her > point to my new IMGate box (Single pentium 200 with 64 megs of > RAM) She just > sent me email telling me she sent out 1800 in the past hour !!!!!! > > Half the CPU power / Half the memory / more than a 300% increase > in sending. > > Andrew P. Kaplan, CNE, MCSE+Internet, MCT, CCNA, CCDA > CyberShore, Inc. -- Premium Internet Services -- http://www.cshore.com > > > "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments > of comfort, > but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." > -Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > > > > >