On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Steven Tardy <sjt5 at its.msstate.edu> wrote: > > Hello list >> I use sendmail-8.14.4-8.el6.x86_64 and I wonder how to restrict the >> number of emails sendmail sent over an hour. >> Is the define(`confMAX_QUEUE_RUN_SIZE', `200') command what I'm looking for? >> Thank you in advance. > > www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/docs/m4/tweaking_config.html#confMAX_QUEUE_RUN_SIZE > that setting pertains to queued email... > not email that entered the queue and was successfully delivered. > > sendmail does not provide 'rate limit emails' functionality by default. > > check out: > puszcza.gnu.org.ua/projects/mailfromd There are rate controls on accepting messages that might give the effect you want in a relay setup but I'm not sure how they work with local submissions. I don't think there is a delivery limit after something is accepted and queued. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com