Stop incoming mail if message queue exceeds set value

[Kai Schaetzl]

Gordon Colyn wrote on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:31:06 +0200:

> I have tried with sendmail creating 2 cf files but can't get it working.
> Does this have to be managed by mailscanner, r can it be done in sendmail?

It can only be done in sendmail. sendmail stops accepting mail if your load 
average exceeds 9 (by default). You could drop this to a lower value. You 
can also stop accepting mail when you reach a number of children. I'm not 
sure if you can stop accepting mail with a certain queue volume. Have a look 
at the sendmail config options. -> www.sendmail.org

Kai

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