--- a/dovecot-example.conf	Sat Nov 16 07:21:21 2002 +0200
+++ b/dovecot-example.conf	Sat Nov 16 07:57:20 2002 +0200
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@
 # yes, this is the number of extra processes waiting for users to log in.
 #login_processes_count = 3
 
+# Maximum number of extra login processes to create. The extra process count
+# usually stays at login_processes_count, but when multiple users start logging
+# in at the same time more extra processes are created. To prevent fork-bombing
+# we check only once in a second if new processes should be created - if all
+# of them are used at the time, we double their amount until limit set by this
+# setting is reached. This setting is used only if login_process_per_use is yes.
+#login_max_processes_count = 128
+
 # Maximum number of connections allowed in login state. When this limit is
 # reached, the oldest connections are dropped. If login_process_per_user
 # is no, this is a per-process value, so the absolute maximum number of users