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From: tas@mcnc.org (Tim Seaver)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: mail gateways
Message-ID: <2776@speedy.mcnc.org>
Date: 23 Jan 91 18:39:35 GMT
References: <1991Jan22.053940.24424@pa.dec.com>
Reply-To: tas@mcnc.org (Tim Seaver)
Organization: MCNC; RTP, NC
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Hmm... on a good day, mcnc.mcnc.org handles 4000 messages to 6000
destinations, but I don't have a quick example of a peak day. I'd
guess double that as a maximum. Our mix is 40% uucp, 60% tcp/ip,
no decnet. The host is a Microvax III with 16 Meg running 4.3 BSD.
Calling the MVIII a 3 MIPS machine gives me 48 MIPS-megabytes for
80+ messages per day per MIPS-megabyte under normal rather than
peak conditions. Either I've missed something, or there are some
slow mail gateways out there.

	Tim Seaver
	Systems Programmer
	Center for Communications
	MCNC

	tas@mcnc.org