Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Version 6.8 Administration Guide (14233)

Table 5-1 General Queue Properties (continued)
8 times number of CPUs presentWhen the load average (average
number of processes in a run queue
over the last minute) exceeds this
value, mail is queued rather than
deliver them
Queue Load Average
12 times the number of CPUs presentWhen the load average (average
number of processes in a run queue
over the last minute) exceeds this
value, sendmail refuses new
connections
Queue Refuse Load Average
0 (no limit)Limit number of concurrent queue
processors
MaxQueueChildren
0 (disabled)Skip queue processing if the wait time
interval has not passed
MinQueueAge
30,000Used to penalize large recipient listsRecipient Factor
Table 5-2 Queue Timers
Default ValueDescriptionTimeout Items
5 daysBounce if message is undeliveredQueue Return
None(for a normal message)Q-R Normal
None(for an urgent message)Q-R Urgent
None(for a nonurgent message)Q-R Nonurgent
4 hoursWarn if message is undeliveredQueue Warn
None(for a normal message)Q-W Normal
None(for an urgent message)Q-R Urgent
Table 5-3 describes the Sendmail timers (timeouts waiting on an SMTP protocol event,
Table 5-3 Sendmail Timers
Default ValueDescriptionTimer
5 to 10 minutesTimeout on MAIL FROM:Mail
1 hourTimeout on RCPT TO:rcpt
5 minutesTimeout on DATA acknowledgementdatainit
No defaultTimeout on DATA block readdatablock
1 hourTimeout on DATA acknowledgement of
final dot
datafinal
1 hourTimeout on wait of next commandcommand
NoneTimeout on initial greeting messageInitial
NoneTimeout on HELO or EHLOHelo
5 minutesTimeout on RSET acknowledgementRset
2 minutesTimeout on QUIT acknowledgementQuit
2 minutesTimeout on other SMTP commandsMisc
0/disabledTimeout on ident protocolIdent
5 minutesTimeout on NFS file openFileopen
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