Qmail needs 16 seconds per 1000 destinations. Default configuration, concurrencyremote = 100. /usr/bin/time ./smtp-source -r 1000 fist 1.16 real 0.09 user 0.24 sys Jun 8 14:57:17 fist qmail: 865796237.334359 new msg 39906 Jun 8 14:57:32 fist qmail: 865796252.632756 delivery 2154: success: 168.100.189 Total time: 15 seconds /usr/bin/time ./smtp-source -r 2000 fist 1.99 real 0.23 user 0.45 sys Jun 8 14:58:11 fist qmail: 865796291.817523 new msg 39907 Jun 8 14:58:43 fist qmail: 865796323.174117 delivery 4116: success: 168.100.189 Total time: 32 seconds /usr/bin/time ./smtp-source -r 5000 fist 4.63 real 0.58 user 1.10 sys Jun 8 14:59:23 fist qmail: 865796363.346735 new msg 39908 Jun 8 15:00:43 fist qmail: 865796443.209168 delivery 9153: success: 168.100.189 Total time: 80 seconds