Brian Sweeney wrote: > hello all- > > I've just recently completed an install of a new mailserver running qmail. > I've got some other linux boxes laying around, and I would like to load test > the mailserver over the weekend. Does anyone have suggestions for software > or scripts, perhaps using perl or expect, that will connect to the smtp port > remotely, send some mail to x users, wait a bit, and connect to the pop > port, check the mail for those users, and then delete it? I coded some > perl/expect hybrid script to do it, but it doesn't work right (I used > autoexpect, so I'm not surprised). Any suggestions? Last time I did this I > ended up just perl scripting a call to qmail-inject for 4 different users, > and setting up a normal pop client to check mail every 1 minute. The client > crashed and the sends didn't actually use the smtp port though so it wasn't > a real test. > > Thanks in advance, > Brian Hey Brian, I did a web search and finally found some source code written in C by the guys at Stalker Software (Communigate Pro) used to test smtp and pop loads... I compiled it on a linux box and used the programs to test a linux/Qmail server before I dropped it into a production environment a few months ago. This should be exactly what you are looking for... Here's their webpage: http://www.stalker.com/MailTests/ Hope this helps ;) -- S. Clint Bullock Network Administrator University of Georgia Office of the Vice President for Research 626 Boyd GSRC Athens, GA 30602-7411 (706) 542-5936 (706) 542-5638 FAX
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