[gentoo-user] MTA lighter on resource: Exim or Postfix?
Hello again, list! I need to deploy an MTA in the Cloud. Now, RAM is at a premium, so between Exim and Postfix, which one is lighter on resource? Thank you for your inputs. Rgds, -- -- Pandu E Poluan - IT Optimizer My website: http://pandu.poluan.info/
Re: [gentoo-user] MTA lighter on resource: Exim or Postfix?
On Friday 08 April 2011 16:06:51 Pandu Poluan wrote: Hello again, list! I need to deploy an MTA in the Cloud. Now, RAM is at a premium, so between Exim and Postfix, which one is lighter on resource? Thank you for your inputs. Rgds, Without actually testing and seeing which can be best optimized for your usage pattern? I run postfix without problems, but then, I don't have that much of a restriction on memory so I never really looked into it. I think the memory usage also depends on the kind of filtering you use. Postfix has some additional processes that help in reducing the load by filtering connections prior to actually receiving emails. (postscreen) I don't know enough to say how Exim handles that. -- Joost
Re: [gentoo-user] MTA lighter on resource: Exim or Postfix?
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 16:20, Joost Roeleveld jo...@antarean.org wrote: On Friday 08 April 2011 16:06:51 Pandu Poluan wrote: Hello again, list! I need to deploy an MTA in the Cloud. Now, RAM is at a premium, so between Exim and Postfix, which one is lighter on resource? Thank you for your inputs. Rgds, Without actually testing and seeing which can be best optimized for your usage pattern? I run postfix without problems, but then, I don't have that much of a restriction on memory so I never really looked into it. I think the memory usage also depends on the kind of filtering you use. Postfix has some additional processes that help in reducing the load by filtering connections prior to actually receiving emails. (postscreen) I don't know enough to say how Exim handles that. Well, the load shouldn't be too heavy. After all, it's meant only to be a (closed) mail relay server. Anyways, it's a direct instruction from the BoD, and you know they always want the server to be deployed yesterday... :-P Rgds, -- Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepoluan.posterous.com
Re: [gentoo-user] MTA lighter on resource: Exim or Postfix?
On 4/8/2011 2:06 AM, Pandu Poluan wrote: Hello again, list! I need to deploy an MTA in the Cloud. Now, RAM is at a premium, so between Exim and Postfix, which one is lighter on resource? Thank you for your inputs. For light relaying both are about the same. I'd give the edge to Postfix in a heavy use ISP system because it's not a monolithic process like Exim. kashani
