MX needs 19 seconds to relay 100 messages with one recipient. smtp/smtpd process limit = 100, bundle_recipients = 0. /usr/bin/time ./smtp-source -s 5 -m 100 fist 9.56 real 0.07 user 0.20 sys Jun 8 14:33:19 fist mx:smtpd[19366]: connect from spike.porcupine.org(168.100.1 Jun 8 14:33:36 fist mx:smtp[19382]: 085781: to=, relay Total time: 17 seconds /usr/bin/time ./smtp-source -s 10 -m 100 fist 8.95 real 0.12 user 0.19 sys Jun 8 14:34:22 fist mx:smtpd[19377]: connect from spike.porcupine.org(168.100.1 Jun 8 14:34:41 fist mx:smtp[19378]: 085792: to=, relay Total time: 19 seconds /usr/bin/time ./smtp-source -s 20 -m 100 fist 9.79 real 0.11 user 0.27 sys Jun 8 14:35:18 fist mx:smtpd[19377]: connect from spike.porcupine.org(168.100.1 Jun 8 14:35:38 fist mx:smtp[19382]: 085794: to=, relay Total time: 20 seconds