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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 09:09:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ray Cote <rgacote@appropriatesolutions.com>
To: Schneider <js@globe.de>
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Schneider" <js@globe.de>
> To: python-list@python.org
> Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 8:00:09 AM
> Subject: Python performance
>=20
> Hi list,
>=20
> I have to write a small SMTP-Relay script (+ some statistic infos)
> and
> I'm wondering, if this
> can be done in python (in terms of performance, of course not in
> terms
> of possibility ;) ).
>=20
> It has to handle around 2000 mails per hour for at least 8hours a day
> (which does not mean, that it is allowed not to respond the rest of
> the day.
>=20

A quick calculation shows that 2,000 mails per hour is less than 1 email ev=
ery second.=20
Plenty of time to handle individual emails.


> Can this be done? or should I better use some other programming
> language?
> My second choice would be erlang.
>=20
> bg,
> Johannes
>=20
>=20
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