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8.8.4 + procmail is slow

1996-12-18 16:15:50
I just today turned loose on our ISP sendmail 8.8.4 with
FEATURE(local_procmail) for a local mailer.  We run Solaris 2.5
and procmail 3.11pre4.  We've had numerous complaints about mail
being delivered slowly or sporadically (even local->local mail).
A _very_ cursory examination seems to indicate that procmail's
locks are causing this behavior.

I can send mail to a local alias that includes myself.  Under the
old 8.7.5/binmail setup, such mail would arrive in my box withing
seconds.  Under the new setup, it could take many minutes, and
usually all messages sent to that point will arrive all at once.
There's no appreciable load on the system.

Is this normal?  Am I doing something wrong?  The sendmail FAQ
seemed to indicate that replacing binmail with procmail could
almost make your system walk on water, but mine appers to be
sinking fast.  HELP!

                                -- Obi-Wan

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