I removed maximum-child-process limits from the list server and raised the number of inodes and file descriptors in the kernel. It seems to be working much better.
Thanks to Phil Troin for info on what to write in /proc/sys/kernel . Also, thanks to Manoj Srivasta for calling me at home to tell me about the problem last night. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW PHONE NUMBER: 510-620-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .