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Assuming its descriptor usage is bounded, i.e. it is not leaking
descriptors, you can solve the problem by using sysctl to raise the max
files and max files per process.

			-Kip

On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, James Howard wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Chris Costello wrote:
> 
> >    Too many open file descriptors.  This has nothing to do with
> > the file system.
> 
> Is there anyway this can be gotten around?  A friend has a mail server
> that will spontaneously do this then crash.
> 
> Jamie
> 
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