> Subject: Re: System stressed > > Joey wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > I’m trying to understand this a little better. I read > > http://www.postfix.org/STRESS_README.html and have an ok idea about > > whats happening. > > > > I see several of these when watching top. > > > > smtpd -n smtp -t inet -u -o stress > > > > > > > > I can tell you we get about 10K messages an hour on average on this > > box, 98-99% spam of course. > > > > That 10K doesn’t include the 1.3 connections we block at the firewall > > level with some CIDRs. > > > > The sad part is we don’t have all that many users on this box, but > > that’s the nature of spam. > > > > > > > > Anyway, I’m trying to better understand what the smtpd -n smtp -t inet > > -u -o stress is really > > > > Does it say "-o stress=" OR "-o stress=yes"? > The former means it has support but not using, the latter is USING. >
In TOP it says "smtpd -n smtp -t inet -u -o stress" I just really want to know what this means, is the system under stress or not? I'm not seeing delays or experiencing problems that I am aware of, just seeing these entries in TOP and concerned that there is something happening that I am not aware of.....
