Lehigh Mail Server Sendmail Statistics

The following graphs are produced from sendmail's traffic statistics from September 1995 to the present (10/29/98).  The usage shown is the "average daily" traffic for each of the periods during which the (sometimes unreliable) numbers are available. Lehigh->Lehigh messages are counted as both outgoing and incoming mail.

What we have are 3 academic years (95-96, 96-97, & 97-98), with peaks during the semesters, and valleys during the summer and breaks.

Until recently, it appears that the incoming mail volume has risen only slightly for 3 years, and the outgoing shows a distinct increase between 95-96 and 96-97, and comparable volume during 97-98.

While it is too early to accurately predict the 98-99 usage, it is interesting to note that in both graphs the final data points are at record high levels.