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From: ellozy@bets.dfci.harvard.edu (Mohamed el Lozy)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: mailing lists
Message-ID: <6979@husc6.harvard.edu>
Date: 7 Jun 91 19:11:30 GMT
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Organization: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Originator: ellozy@bets

How does sendmail handle multiple (really many) recipients (as in a
mailing list)?  Do sendmails get spawned continuously, leading to a
load average of a zillion, or are they run sequentially?  Where in the
source does this take place?

Thanks.

Mohamed