Hi , On Fri, 2010-08-13 at 09:39 +0200, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: > * 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? >
Mail in plain text format , mime encoded message > > 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 > Currenlty I get 40/s - 45/s But I want it to be atleast 100/s Delivery is not at all an issue , because postfix gives it to further relay boxes which are under our control again. This is a 8GB Ram Centos 5.4 server with SAS discs Do I need to increase the hardware Thanks Ram
