Re: [cobalt-users] Mail Server Overload Problems

["Hong Gao Qiang" <gqhong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think doing anything would help.....
I had 2 RAQ4r at 512RAM and a RAQ 550 at 1GB RAM but if the spamming is too
high and it overloads the CPU the system will try to safe itself from
overheating and shuts down.

The best way that I have tried so far is either
1) Get an Outsourced solution for your emails
2) Get a FireWall and block them out.

1 is relatively cheap but option 2 gets really.... costly....
SPAM filters loaded in would not do much help either as they themselves will
eat up the CPU when they are processing the SPAM..... My servers have been
taken down countless amounts of times.....

Anyone has a better solution? I would like to know about it too...

Hong Gao Qiang
GalacNet WebMaster
http://www.galacnet.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Achieve IT" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Mail Server Overload Problems


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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Franklin S Werren" <fswerren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:13 AM
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Mail Server Overload Problems
>
>
> > Hi All;
> >
> > About once or twice a day....sometimes it will skip a few days....
> > my mail server stops under heavy load then restarts.
> >
> > I assume the spammers are attempting to send e-mail via
> > my system or hit it via a dictionay attack.
> >
> > I use 8 different DNBL lists....
> > http://www.chautauqualake.net/rbl1.shtml
> > and antivirus software...
> >
> > I am on a very fat pipe 22Mbs (1/2 a T3)
> > and I use a Raq 4
> >
> > Is there anyway to stop this crap ????
> >
> >
> > Franklin S. Werren  www.bagpipes.net   www.chautauqualake.net
> > www.franksradio.net http://stvef.chautauqualake.net
> > http://rtcw.chautauqualake.net
> >
> > My 2 cents: Never get caught between an ISP and a telco in a pissing
> match!!
> >                    The customer looses every time!!!
> >                    www.pierce-industries.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> How much RAM do you have? I was having issues like this until I increased
> from 128 to 512.
> Declan.
>
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