hi > > Hi all ! > I have the task of setting up a mailserver capabel of sending > 400 000 mail in a max time of 12 hours. > All mails have an attachment of 1 mb. The system should be a > mailer for a newsletter system. As I made quite a couple of > things with postfix, my concern is the amount and > considerations which have to be made when handling such an amount.
If it is a unpersonalized mail (e.g. no "Dear Joe Doe" but "Dear Friend ;) and many addresses in the To/Cc/Bcc-field, Exim might be a resonable choice, as it batches deliveries and uses one connection for a bunch of mails to one MX. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards Michael Kaiser -- HDI V.a.G. Zentrale Systemtechnik / ZIVP3 Podbielskistr. 396 30659 Hannover Tel.: +49 (511) 645 3491 Fax: +49 (511) 645 4400 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]