Re: [exim] Maximum number of SMTP connections

> From: Peter Thomassen

> I have not set smtp_accept_max in my Exim configuration. The manual
> states that there is a default value of 20.
>
> I recorded
>

>    netstat -t | grep -E "^[^:]+:smtp" | wc -l

>
> for some time now, to see how the number of SMTP connections evolves
> over time. The maximum was 39. Why?

Perhaps because that grep command counts outgoing connections too?
smtp_connect_max limits incoming connections only.