MailScanner Performance

Antony Stone Antony at SOFT-SOLUTIONS.CO.UK
Mon Sep 29 22:23:11 IST 2003


On Monday 29 September 2003 10:12 pm, Julian Field wrote:

> Also, bear in mind that there are 2 figures that will always grow:
> 1) number of messages per day, and
> 2) average size of a message.
> You need to allow for both of these when sizing your servers, most people
> forget number 2.

Number 1 is easily underestimated also - you should take account not only of
the increasing number of emails your users will want to send and receive, but
the independently increasing number of emails your server will receive which
require processing and discarding (primarily spam).

Antony.

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