> > I'm kinda lost as to exactly what role "mmalloc" is being used > for in nntpcache. If that isn't bad enough, I also have no clue what the > main "server" process (other than forking off little baby nntpcached) > is doing. > > Any clues appreciated. mmalloc is used for the shared memory scheme I am using. The nntpcache master server allocates 16mb (default) of shared memory. mmalloc is then used to force particular mallocs into this 16mb region. This includes all group state information and server