exim memory/cpu use

[alexmack]

I'm having load issues on my server. when looking at the daily process log I see:

forums forums.ffshrine.org 32.02 88.49 0.0
Top Process %CPU 84.0 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1OcC06-0003sW-O4
Top Process %CPU 24.0 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1OcC51-0004Ee-PA
Top Process %CPU 20.7 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1OcC9K-0004T7-Ex

is there any way to figure out why exim is using so much memory and CPU?

[alexmack]

bumpity bump bump?

[garrettp]

Take the message ID from the running process and see what Exim is doing with it:

# exim -Mvl <message-ID>

Should give you an idea why the CPU usage is high (large message, lots of recipients, etc.).