RE: Mail Data termination

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> Murray S. Kucherawy <msk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > One of the more ubiquitous MTAs out there has a feature called
> > "connection caching" where it will keep some fixed number of outbound
> > SMTP connections around, cycled using an LRU method, in case a new
> > message arrives that is routed to a recent destination to avoid the cost
> > of making a new connection and doing the initial SMTP negotiation.

> I believe Postfix and Exchange can do this.

Our server also does something along these lines. (It's a little more complex
because it ties in to how many simultaneous threads you allow to connect to a
given destination.)

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