From: "Loren Wilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 4) Maybe a local dns cache
>
> > I only have 500 mailboxes so I can't be processing anything like the
100k
> of
> > messages a day that your faq says would require local dns.
>
> Keeping network tests is a real good idea. Currently SURBL seems to be
one
> of the best ones to keep, but others can help too.
>
> I would try to figure out why your net tests are so slow. Or maybe first
> figure out (if you haven't already) whether it is really the net tests
that
> are slowing you down. Maybe you are thrashing, and more memory, or
running
> fewer spamd children, or having them expire after fewer connections would
be
> the real cure here.
Heh, 500 mailboxes like mine might almost get there and then some. I
get anywhere from 700 to 1500 emails a day lately on three mailboxes.
(Two are VERY lightly used.)
Additional ram can make a big difference, too. This is particularly
true when you manage to put the machine into swapping. He might need
to drop the number of concurrent spamd.
{^_^}
