Thats interesting, I upgraded both of the problem servers to 1.70 two days (about 36 hours) before this hit. I'm going to see if I can switch back to 1.69iX to see if there is a difference.
Dan On Wednesday, June 4, 2003 14:50, Frederick Samarelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have noticed that using the v1.65 I never see Declude use more the 45% >CPU. > >Using 1.70 Beta I see Declude Max the CPU's 100% > >Has anyone else seen the same. > >Fred > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 4:36 PM >Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude Processes & Server Load > > >> >> >Assuming we're all talking about the same thing, Declude continues to run >> >as a process waiting for replies from IP4r requests but does not consume >> >much CPU time while doing so. >> >> That is correct. It should use very, very little CPU time while waiting >> for the results to come back. >> >> >Does pulling out IP4r tests during an episode show a immidiate decline in >> >CPU use? >> >> It shouldn't cause a noticeable decline in CPU use -- I can't explain >> Kami's results. >> >> >Does anyone know how the people hosting the IP4r tests feel about us >> >slamming them with queries? >> >> You're not. Specifically, they will see the same number of queries >whether >> you are running IMail v8's anti-spam, Declude JunkMail's, or some other >> anti-spam solution. >> >> The reason for this is that your local DNS server will cache the results. >> >> >Suppose I'm cruising along with 20,000 queries a day, then jump to >500,000 >> >over a few weeks, surely that makes an impression somewhere? Is there a >> >point were we should ask about doing more? >> >> There are some spam databases that request that heavy users (typically >> 100,000+ E-mails/day) do zone transfers (downloading the DNS data a couple >> times a day). >> >> However, if 80% of the lookups are cached, you're talking about 20,000 >> queries hitting the spam database for every 100,000 E-mails. The root DNS >> servers are able to handle up to tens of thousands of queries every >second; >> DNS is very efficient. >> >> -Scott >> --- >> Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. >> Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver >> vulnerability detection. >> Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. >> >> --- >> [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] >> >> --- >> This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >> unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >> type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >> at http://www.mail-archive.com. >> > >--- >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] > >--- >This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
