>You should post the results of 'postconf -n'. Perhaps you are missing >some >smtpd_*_restrictions items that could reduce the load.
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix content_filter = amavisfeed:[127.0.0.1]:10024 daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 default_destination_concurrency_limit = 100 delay_warning_time = 1h home_mailbox = Maildir/ html_directory = no inet_interfaces = all local_destination_concurrency_limit = 100 local_destination_recipient_limit = 5 local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps mail_owner = postfix mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq manpage_directory = /usr/local/man message_size_limit = 18000000 mydestination = $mydomain, $myhostname, localhost, localhost.$mydomain mynetworks = x.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx, 127.0.0.0/8 myorigin = $mydomain newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases proxy_interfaces = 140.239.184.230 queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = no relay_domains = $mydestination sample_directory = /etc/postfix sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail setgid_group = postdrop smtpd_recipient_limit = 5000 smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated reject_unauth_destination smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550