Hi there, On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 Henrik Krohns wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 09:19:45PM -0800, Dennis Peterson wrote: > > >> The messages/hour is not a parameter one typically controls. Systems I > > >> build are > > >> build to handle estimated worst case loads. > > > > > > Maybe you can't "control" it, but if the load is predictable, what's your > > > point? I know my traffic flow is not going to multiply by 10x suddently > > > (which I still could handle). Spam flood etc can be blocked if needed. > > > > I guess I'm surprised to hear anyone say their email serve loads are > > predictable. > > More likely is overloading is not a problem for you. I've never worked in an > > environment where overloading was easily ignored, but I've worked at some > > high > > visibility sites where email is money. > > Whether it's my 5 user or 2000 user site, the traffic hasn't changed for > months. There isn't any meaningful deviation in the hourly patterns (busier > at day, some mailing list spikes etc). So it isn't going to change unless > there are some major changes somewhere (number of users etc). That's > "predictable" in my book, but you might have another word for it. http://www.jubileegroup.co.uk/JOS/misc/port25.gif The only thing predictable about any of this is the unpredictability. :) 73, Ged. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
