I'm running a Linux mail server with Postfix and Dovecot. I've noticed that the number of "imap-login" processes usually sits around 240, and "pop3-login" usually around 50 or so.

The comments in the config file seem to indicate that, with my setup, I shouldn't see more than about 10 of each. Am I misunderstanding the config or is this expected behavior?

login_process_per_connection = no login_processes_count = 10 login_max_processes_count = 128 login_max_logging_users = 256

The mail server receives about 1.5 - 3 logins per second and usually has around 75 simultaneous IMAP sessions. There are rarely more than 1 or 2 simultaneous POP3 sessions open.

Thanks...

-Ben

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