> > > We are using sendmail - I'm a big qmail fan, use it it lots of places,
> > > but have been reluctant to change a working system. One of the
> > > arguments against was the multiple rcpt-to's that qmail does not
> > > support.
> >
> > But a customized email can never use multiple recipients. So that can't
> > be an issue in your evaluation.
>
> Well because of performance issue (Management wanted to send all the
> messages out in quite a short time - for reasons as yet unexplained!) we
I'm sure there are lots of valid reasons, for example it might be
a late-breaking news email that ages very rapidly. It might be a
hot-stock pick which needs to get out before the market notices.
> were considereding bining the customised part.
FWIW. I see the trend going in the opposite direction. Customization
is where the industry is headed so it's likely only a matter of time
before that requirement comes back.
> > > My question is thus - When does a host become well connected ?
> >
> > > The Suse box is at an ISP without good bandwidth, the Sun box is in one
> > > of the best connected places in the UK (were "well connected" is usually
> > > an order of magnitude below the US ). I would define well connected at
> > > anything above 512 mbits/sec.
> >
> > I would say that both of these are well connected. But well connected
> > in this context probable means few packet losses and few timeouts
> > at the various layers including at the application layer (DNS, SMTP).
>
> Sometimes at UK ISP's well connected is a bit of a broad statement !
> One of the ISP has trouble staying up all week ! And we do get some
> horrible ping times...
Even so, I think your setup meets the definition.
Regards.
