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In order to provide an 8-bit clean path for nordic users wishing to create
LISTSERV mailing lists where the official languages are scandinavian, I am
starting to make intensive use of MX and am having a turnaround time problem.

Users post to 'listname@LISTSERV.SUNET.SE', which is forwarded via a MX router
rule to 'listname@SEARN.BITNET'. LISTSERV processes the message and sends mail
with a %-hack back to the VAX, via JNET, which then takes care of the SMTP
delivery. This bypasses the SMTP translation tables on the VM system which,
unfortunately, I am not at liberty to change for 8-bitness as they are imposed
by the INTERBIT specifications. It has already been agreed that INTERBIT must
be updated to use 8-bit tables but we have not yet agreed on the table to use.

Anyway the problem is that it takes a while for the VAX to forward mail - in
either direction. The machine being mostly idle, it looks like there is a
built-in delay for polling the JNET queues, but of course I may have
misconfigured something. I am running MX V3.1. Is there anything I can do to
make MX more responsive? It gives the users the impression the machine is
heavily loaded at 3am on a sunday :-)

  Eric