Postfix configuration/efficiency....

[Pete]

Eric Sandquist wrote:

> Periodically I see reference to setting up MailScanner  with a single
> instance of Postfix, instead of the standard 2 Postfix install
> described in the instructions.
>
> Is there any advantage in doing this?  Memory savings? Server load? I
> need to maximize the efficiency of this machine...  Are there any
> instructions for this type of installation? or for converting from a
> working standard installation?  Are there any drawbacks to this type
> of installation?
>
> Currently, we are running Dual PIII 500, 512Megs Ram...   I've worked
> very hard to get the server load down to about 4....  It has been as
> high as 10...
>
> We are processing about 40,000 mails per day....
>
> I realize that the best soution is a more powerful machine than this,
> but the client company won't do it (until this one dies)....
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I am no expert - but Julian has repeatedly posted he believes that
Sendmail and Exim are much faster than postfix when used with mailscanner.