FYI
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:45:15 +0000
From: Nigel Metheringham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Dax Kelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Aaron Tiensivu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Qmail for Vger campaign :)
Reality check folks.
Firstly this is all academic, VGER doesn't run sendmail at all. Its
mailing list performance is extraordinarily good considering the hardware
base and other load on the system.
Second qmail is incredibly unsuitable for an arrangement like this. If
you think otherwise you are not in the real world. [Hint consider the
current bandwidth used by the current VGER config with distributed
exploders, now consider the fact you will multiply that bandwidth use by
several orders of magnitude if you use qmail]. Qmail is not a seriously
scalable mailer - its a damn good single system performer, but it sucks
bandwidth for big lists and does not scale well.
Thirdly this has sod all to do with kernel development. Have a private
flamefest if you wish (ideally without me), but the mailing list is not
benefiting from a time wasting discussion adding to the mailing list load.
Nigel.
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