Postfix is very cautious about system resource usage. It keeps an eye on RAM usage, disk space, and CPU usage.
I battered my postfix server with 200K mails once. Just for a stress test. The load on the server went up sharply and was a bit sluggish but postfix chugged along through it with very little impact to other services running on the system. Linux Addict wrote: > We have a java mailer application which was hung and queued more than > 100k mails. People are working to fix it. I am worried that all 100k > mails may hit postfix server and cause some damage. > > Anyway I can prepare for it? > > ~LA -- Steve King Network Engineer - Liquid Web, Inc. Cisco Certified Network Associate CompTIA Linux+ Certified Professional CompTIA A+ Certified Professional
