Моя проблема иллюстируется выводом следующей команды: [root@mail /etc/mail]# ps -aux|grep sendmail smmsp 1015 0.0 0.3 3384 2788 ?? Is Sat08PM 0:00.08 sendmail: Queue runner@00:30:00 for /var/spool/clientmqueue (sendmail) root 14473 0.0 0.3 3784 3248 ?? Ss 4:23PM 0:00.08 sendmail: ./l7MDMvva014471 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14476 0.0 0.3 3784 3248 ?? Ss 4:23PM 0:00.08 sendmail: ./l7MDNBB3014474 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14479 0.0 0.3 3784 3248 ?? Ss 4:23PM 0:00.07 sendmail: ./l7MDNVSQ014477 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14482 0.0 0.3 3784 3248 ?? Ss 4:24PM 0:00.04 sendmail: ./l7MDOBPe014480 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14486 0.0 0.3 3784 3248 ?? Ss 4:24PM 0:00.04 sendmail: ./l7MDOONN014483 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14513 0.0 0.3 3784 3252 ?? Ss 4:26PM 0:00.01 sendmail: ./l7MDQPD0014508 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14576 0.0 0.3 3484 3060 ?? Ss 4:27PM 0:00.01 sendmail: accepting connections (sendmail) root 14580 0.0 0.3 3832 3108 ?? S 4:27PM 0:00.01 sendmail: ./l7LJsK1C011598 gsmtp163.google.com.: client RCPT (sendmail) root 14590 0.0 0.3 3784 3260 ?? Ss 4:27PM 0:00.01 sendmail: ./l7MDRL5K014588 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.: client DATA 354 (sendmail) root 14615 0.0 0.1 1592 1032 p1 S+ 4:29PM 0:00.00 grep sendmail .... еще ~10 процессов Вопрос к знатокам: Как ограничить число отправляющих процессов? ЗЫ Добавил: define(`confMAX_DAEMON_CHILDREN', `2') define(`confSEPARATE_PROC',`true') define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15') Не помогает :(