Re: [tlug] Overloaded mail spool causing memory instability?

[Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>]

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:16:59 +0900 (JST), Curt Sampson
<cjs@example.com> wrote:

> usually it just can't serve the offered load, but in an attempt to be
> fair it keeps spending a bit of time accepting connections, which causes
> it to have less time to serve seach existing connection, the number of
> which is growing, and, well, you can see where that goes.

I don't know about other MTAs but sendmail at least starts 4xx'ing inbound
once the CPU load goes above a (user-defineable) level. Yes, it's still
accepting the connections, but it's not performing any extra processing
above that any more.

-- 
G. Stewart - gstewart@example.com

Your fault: core dumped

Attachment: pgp09xkm4Svye.pgp
Description: PGP signature