The following reply was made to PR general/843; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Dean Gaudet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Nathan Kurz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: general/843: StartServers directive works but children immediately die Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 14:57:02 -0700 (PDT) If StartServers > MaxSpareServers you'll see exactly what you're describing unless your site is really being hit hard enough to get the new servers out of idleness. The 1.3-dev code kills only one child per second so it behaves much nicer in this area. Dean
