On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, I wrote:
I'd wager sendmail can be configured with a higher threshold. (But, since sendmail was designed with satanic powers to drive men mad, I don't know how to configure it so.)
Hey, that actually wasn't so bad! *tweak tweak*
# load average at which we just queue messages O QueueLA=20
# load average at which we refuse connections O RefuseLA=30
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)