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sendmail Performance Tuning
By Nick Christenson
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: September 13, 2002
ISBN	: 0-321-11570-8
Pages	: 256
	Copyright
		Praise for sendmail Performance Tuning
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  Introduction
			Section 1.1.  Performance Tuning Examples
			Section 1.2.  sendmail Versions Covered
			Section 1.3.  Definitions
			Section 1.4.  Email Server Tasks
			Section 1.5.  Tuning Isn't Always Necessary
			Section 1.6.  Not So Fast . . .
			Section 1.7.  Email System Profiling
			Section 1.8.  General Tuning Ideas
			Section 1.9.  Summary
		Chapter 2.  sendmail Introduction
			Section 2.1.  Obtaining sendmail
			Section 2.2.  Building sendmail
			Section 2.3.  Creating a .cf file
			Section 2.4.  Why Use M4?
			Section 2.5.  System Setup
			Section 2.6.  Summary
		Chapter 3.  Tuning Email Relaying
			Section 3.1.  What Happens During Relaying
			Section 3.2.  Synchronization
			Section 3.3.  Filesystems
			Section 3.4.  File Space
			Section 3.5.  Networking
			Section 3.6.  Summary
		Chapter 4.  Tuning Email Reception
			Section 4.1.  What Happens During Email Reception
			Section 4.2.  Recipient Verification
			Section 4.3.  Storage Systems
			Section 4.4.  Disks
			Section 4.5.  Solid State Disks
			Section 4.6.  POP Tuning Specifics
			Section 4.7.  Message Store Hashing
			Section 4.8.  IMAP Tuning Specifics
			Section 4.9.  Summary
		Chapter 5.  Tuning Email Sending
			Section 5.1.  Mailing Lists
			Section 5.2.  Command-Line Message Generation
			Section 5.3.  Draining Queues
			Section 5.4.  Another Mailing List Strategy
			Section 5.5.  SMTP PIPELINING
			Section 5.6.  More Notes on Mass Mailing
			Section 5.7.  Summary
		Chapter 6.  Configuration, Security, and Architecture
			Section 6.1.  Configuration
			Section 6.2.  Security and Performance
			Section 6.3.  Other General Strategies
			Section 6.4.  Summary
		Chapter 7.  Finding and Removing Bottlenecks
			Section 7.1.  Kernel Parameters Run Amok
			Section 7.2.  The Quick Fix
			Section 7.3.  Tools
			Section 7.4.  syslog
			Section 7.5.  Removing Bottlenecks
			Section 7.6.  Summary
		Chapter 8.  Load Generation and Testing
			Section 8.1.  Test System Setup
			Section 8.2.  Testing Tools
			Section 8.3.  Load Testing Pitfalls
			Section 8.4.  Summary
		Chapter 9.  Conclusion
		Bibliography