Ok, I did a broader search using: cat `locate spamass | grep etc` | grep child
Turns out it's in /etc/defaults/spamassassin I'm using Debian. Now the question is, will restoring maxchildren from 2 back to 5 help the problem? I will have to wait and see. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/System-hangs-on-sending-mail-sometimes-tp28636268p28636900.html Sent from the SpamAssassin - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.