Re: [cobalt-users] the CPU has been heavily loaded - POP server

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

C> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 20:56:17 +0530
C> From: Cobalt


C> I used 'top' to see what's going on and realized that
C> in.qpopper is the culprit.
C>
C> I guess the frequency my customers are polloing email people
C> that too often.  I checked the Cobalt KB for a solution and
C> here is what I found...

You _want_ people to check frequently; else qpopper must scan a
large mail spool file, which is what causes this load.  The best
answer is to run qmail or postfix and use maildir instead of
mbox.  The performance difference often is astounding.


Eddy
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