Sizing machine for mailscanner

[Brad Beckenhauer]

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Koen,

^×- For comparision purposes only ^×-

Just to show you what a lower end system can do.  

Mind you, I'm not suggesting building a low end production box, this is strictly for comparision purposes.

Running two domains.
One domain has pop3/squirrelmail, the other is "relayed" via postfix.
MailScanner v4.38.9
Intel PIII / 500Mhz with 256MB RAM.
Running SA 3.02+ clamav 0.83
M/S processes between 6,000 - 10,000 email/day, That does not include the spam sites being blocked at the iptables firewall.
Average Daily System load is under 2% with occasional CPU spikes to 3%.
Running a customized Linux O/S with a i686 optimized kernel.

System does become sluggish occasionally, especially noticable when someone send a larger ( 20MB+ attachment) and it's getting scanned.

Suggestions:  Lots of RAM, good scsi drives and a P4.

Good luck.

>>> Koen Teugels<kte at NEXIS.BE> 3/7/2005 3:04:15 AM >>>
If I get about 10000 mails /day in about 8 hours. What kind of machine
do I need I i turn mailscanner + spamassassin + 3 antivirus programs?

Thanks Koen

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