[pmg-devel] [PATCH pmg-api] config: adjust max_filters calculation to reflect current memory usage

Dietmar Maurer dietmar at proxmox.com
Wed Jan 10 13:52:46 CET 2024


> One pmg-smtp-filter process uses at least 220 MiB.
> When having 100000 rules one process can take up to 330 MiB.

I guess almost nobody has that many rules! So IMHO, with this patch we
are now too conservative for 99% of all installations.

Besides, the rule system is not meant to be used as large block-list. People should set-up a RBL server instead, which is far more effective.

- Dietmar




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