Stan Hoeppner put forth on 1/29/2010 12:27 AM: > Based on purely visual non-scientific observation (top), it seems my smtpd > processes on my MX hang around much longer in (Debian) 2.5.5 than they did in > (Debian) 2.3.8. In 2.3.8 Master seemed to build them and tear them down very > quickly after the transaction was complete. An smtpd process' lifespan was > usually 10 seconds or less on my 2.3.8. In 2.5.5 smtpd's seem to hang around > for up to 30 secs to a minute. > > Local shows very speedy delivery. Is this "long" smtpd process lifespan > normal > for 2.5.5 or did I do something screwy/wrong in my config? > > relay=local, delay=2.2, delays=2.2/0/0/0.01, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent > relay=local, delay=0.32, delays=0.29/0.02/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent > relay=local, delay=0.77, delays=0.75/0.03/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent > relay=local, delay=0.26, delays=0.25/0/0/0.01, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent > relay=local, delay=0.64, delays=0.62/0.03/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent > relay=local, delay=0.26, delays=0.25/0/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent
I think I found it: max_idle = x The default is 100 on my system. I changed it to 10 and that seems to have had an effect. Did this setting exist in 2.3.8? I didn't see a version note next to max_idle in my 2.5.5 man smtpd. If so, was the default something insanely low like 1, or 0? Like I said, smtpd's seemed to come and go in a hurry on 2.3.8. -- Stan
