System load is very high because of MailScanner

[BG Mahesh]

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> >
> >
> > # As a rough guide, try 5 children per CPU. But read the notes above.
> > Max Children = 5
> >
> > I guess I have to change it to 10 and see how things work as we 
> > have a dual processor
> 
> You can try it out, it might help or not though, depending on many
> factors.  As other said, the message delay is the only factor that's
> always a good indication.
> 
> Is this a dedicated MailScanner machine?
> 

Yes..the system is used as our mailserver. No other development work etc goes on this machine. It process mail and just mail

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B.G. Mahesh
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