* Ram <r...@netcore.co.in>:
> We have a requirement to send some research analysis mails as quickly as
> possible. 
> 
> 
> 
> Everyday after the data is available my app generates the mails in eml
> format in a directory.

What is eml format?

> Currently I have a perl script that makes parallel smtp connections on
> localhost and sends the mails.

This sounds good!

> Should I send the mails on command line.

No, using the postfix sendmail binary is actually slower.

> There are currently around 50k mails to be delivered ideally within
> 5-10 mins.

How fast are you now?
50.000/10min = 5.000/min = 83/s = that's a lot
50.000/50min = 10.000/min = 186/s = that's even more

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