Bart Schaefer said: > Use file descriptors. Create a pipe() between the "master" spamd and each > forked "worker" spamd. The worker closes the read end, the master closes > the write end, and the worker writes a single byte to the pipe after it > has processed the message. > > The master can use select() to keep track of how many of those pipes are > active. The number writable is the number of workers; the number readable > is the number of "unreaped" workers. When it detects a readble pipe, the > master closes that descriptor (it doesn't even need to read the one byte), > creates a new pipe, and forks a new worker.
Very nice suggestion -- this would work perfectly. sure you don't want to do a patch? ;) --j. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Access Your PC Securely with GoToMyPC. Try Free Now https://www.gotomypc.com/s/OSND/DD _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
