text_combined: nhedubwzrousonnectionnl question currently slownonresponsive script invoked pipe transport generate bounce unresponsive long possible handle slownonresponsive script tempfail condition repeatedly work fail im sorry clear context question situation application called via pipe quite important customer normally runs fine months sporadically eg two years application experience problem may respond properly timely fashion monitoring active problem last max hours want prevent mail bounced time ideally sender mail would get bounces instead mail accepted remote smtp client queued problem solved setting test_time_limit _very_ long time seems solution number processes may grow large number final setup problem situation configure safe process limit mastercf thats option happen process limit reached new mail comes bounced kept queue process slot available rolf wed 06 aug 2008 025146 0100 tempfail condition slow nonresponsive piped script