On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 17:38 -0700, Jonathan Nichols wrote: > Just a quick question to those that are using those two together. > > I have: > $max_servers = 10; > $max_requests = 15; > > in amavisd.conf. > > But the box's load average seems to be hovering around 2.00 all the > time. Sometimes a little lower, sometimes higher.
Make sure your Postfix config allows 10 concurrent connections (master.cf): smtp-amavis unix - - n - 10 smtp If that 10 is a 2 that's the problem. > What do you guys have set for max_servers & stuff and what kind of > hardware? What kind of performance are you seeing? I have it set at 2 for a hobby server and 4 for a low-load server. > And how well have you found amavisd-new, postfix and SpamAssassin to > interact? Been running great for me for a few years. > Has greylisting helped you out at all? Yep, if your users will put up with the delay. Derek
