On 06/12/2013 12:17 PM, fletch wrote:
The postfix performance claims made via this thread are far-fetched to say
the least. Most postfix users will only see outbound throughput in the
range of ~250,000/hour per instance in a production setting. Yet, people on
here are claiming 10 million/hour? I guess that would be possible if a
sender were to run, say, 40 postfix instances which would be a complete
management nightmare of course.
Obviously, vendors like Port25 (company behind PowerMTA) and GreenArrow
would not be able to make any sales if the benefits of commercial software
products v. open source were not substantial.
In our experience, postfix can blast out messages at rates which are
orders of magnitude faster than the other end is willing to receive it.
The "substantial benefits" you speak of are mainly along the lines of
easier management tools and integration of same with various other email
related components in one convenient interface.
Joe
