System for synthetical measuring performances of mail server

Abstract

The system includes testing management module set at client end computer, load generation module and SMTP mail receiving process module. The testing management module controls full testing procedure, taking charges of setting test parameters, sending testing commands to load generation module and SMTP mail receiving process module, and collecting tested data from the said two modules and outputting tested data after statistical treatment. Load generation module creates communication flows of SMTP and POP3, transfers SMTP message to mail server and fetches mail of local mailbox from mail server under control of testing management module. SMTP mail receiving process module simulates SMTP service. Linux multi-threads programming technique, communication technique between processes and networking programming technique are adopted in the invention.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of server system testing and provides a standard performance comprehensive testing system for mail servers. Background technique [0002] With the development of science and the advancement of technology, people's communication methods are changing rapidly: e-mail, with its fast, reliable and cheap features, begins to replace traditional postal mail rapidly, and plays an increasingly important role in people's lives role. The number of mail users is increasing day by day, which puts forward higher requirements on the performance of the mail server. How to effectively test the comprehensive performance of the mail server has become a hot research issue. The industry's benchmark test program for evaluating the performance of Internet standard mail servers is SPECmail2001, which mainly focuses on evaluating the mail system's ability to serve mail requests under the SMTP and POP3 protocols. The test results mainly focus...

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Problems solved by technology

However, with the passage of time and the rapid development of mail services, this statistical characteristic can no longer scientifically reflect the performance characteristics of each mail server

In addition, the retail version of SPECmail2001 is priced at $1,800, and the non-profit version is priced at $900, which is relatively high for the current domestic production and living standards

Therefore, we believe that SPECmail2001 has problems such as complicated evaluation process, high evaluation cost, and outdated test specifications.

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