diff -u qmail-1.03.orig/chkspawn.c qmail-1.03/chkspawn.c
--- qmail-1.03.orig/chkspawn.c	Mon Jun 15 03:53:16 1998
+++ qmail-1.03/chkspawn.c	Wed Aug  4 20:33:22 1999
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     _exit(1);
   }
 
-  if (auto_spawn > 255) {
-    substdio_puts(subfderr,"Oops. You have set conf-spawn higher than 255.\n");
+  if (auto_spawn > 65000) {
+    substdio_puts(subfderr,"Oops. You have set conf-spawn higher than 65000.\n");
     substdio_flush(subfderr);
     _exit(1);
   }
diff -u qmail-1.03.orig/qmail-send.c qmail-1.03/qmail-send.c
--- qmail-1.03.orig/qmail-send.c	Mon Jun 15 03:53:16 1998
+++ qmail-1.03/qmail-send.c	Wed Aug  4 20:37:23 1999
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@
  while (!stralloc_copys(&comm_buf[c],"")) nomem();
  ch = delnum;
  while (!stralloc_append(&comm_buf[c],&ch)) nomem();
+ ch = delnum >> 8;
+ while (!stralloc_append(&comm_buf[c],&ch)) nomem();
  fnmake_split(id);
  while (!stralloc_cats(&comm_buf[c],fn.s)) nomem();
  while (!stralloc_0(&comm_buf[c])) nomem();
@@ -906,41 +908,42 @@
      dline[c].len = REPORTMAX;
      /* qmail-lspawn and qmail-rspawn are responsible for keeping it short */
      /* but from a security point of view, we don't trust rspawn */
-   if (!ch && (dline[c].len > 1))
+   if (!ch && (dline[c].len > 2))
     {
      delnum = (unsigned int) (unsigned char) dline[c].s[0];
+     delnum += (unsigned int) ((unsigned int) dline[c].s[1]) << 8;
      if ((delnum < 0) || (delnum >= concurrency[c]) || !d[c][delnum].used)
        log1("warning: internal error: delivery report out of range\n");
      else
       {
        strnum3[fmt_ulong(strnum3,d[c][delnum].delid)] = 0;
-       if (dline[c].s[1] == 'Z')
+       if (dline[c].s[2] == 'Z')
 	 if (jo[d[c][delnum].j].flagdying)
 	  {
-	   dline[c].s[1] = 'D';
+	   dline[c].s[2] = 'D';
 	   --dline[c].len;
 	   while (!stralloc_cats(&dline[c],"I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long.\n")) nomem();
 	   while (!stralloc_0(&dline[c])) nomem();
 	  }
-       switch(dline[c].s[1])
+       switch(dline[c].s[2])
 	{
 	 case 'K':
 	   log3("delivery ",strnum3,": success: ");
-	   logsafe(dline[c].s + 2);
+	   logsafe(dline[c].s + 3);
 	   log1("\n");
 	   markdone(c,jo[d[c][delnum].j].id,d[c][delnum].mpos);
 	   --jo[d[c][delnum].j].numtodo;
 	   break;
 	 case 'Z':
 	   log3("delivery ",strnum3,": deferral: ");
-	   logsafe(dline[c].s + 2);
+	   logsafe(dline[c].s + 3);
 	   log1("\n");
 	   break;
 	 case 'D':
 	   log3("delivery ",strnum3,": failure: ");
-	   logsafe(dline[c].s + 2);
+	   logsafe(dline[c].s + 3);
 	   log1("\n");
-	   addbounce(jo[d[c][delnum].j].id,d[c][delnum].recip.s,dline[c].s + 2);
+	   addbounce(jo[d[c][delnum].j].id,d[c][delnum].recip.s,dline[c].s + 3);
 	   markdone(c,jo[d[c][delnum].j].id,d[c][delnum].mpos);
 	   --jo[d[c][delnum].j].numtodo;
 	   break;
@@ -1544,7 +1547,7 @@
  numjobs = 0;
  for (c = 0;c < CHANNELS;++c)
   {
-   char ch;
+   char ch, ch1;
    int u;
    int r;
    do
@@ -1552,7 +1555,13 @@
    while ((r == -1) && (errno == error_intr));
    if (r < 1)
     { log1("alert: cannot start: hath the daemon spawn no fire?\n"); _exit(111); }
+   do
+     r = read(chanfdin[c],&ch1,1);
+   while ((r == -1) && (errno == error_intr));
+   if (r < 1)
+    { log1("alert: cannot start: hath the daemon spawn no fire?\n"); _exit(111); }
    u = (unsigned int) (unsigned char) ch;
+   u += (unsigned int) ((unsigned char) ch1) << 8;
    if (concurrency[c] > u) concurrency[c] = u;
    numjobs += concurrency[c];
   }
diff -u qmail-1.03.orig/spawn.c qmail-1.03/spawn.c
--- qmail-1.03.orig/spawn.c	Mon Jun 15 03:53:16 1998
+++ qmail-1.03/spawn.c	Tue Jul 27 12:25:14 1999
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 int flagreading = 1;
 char outbuf[1024]; substdio ssout;
 
-int stage = 0; /* reading 0:delnum 1:messid 2:sender 3:recip */
+int stage = 0; /* reading 0:delnum 1:delnum2 2:messid 3:sender 4:recip */
 int flagabort = 0; /* if 1, everything except delnum is garbage */
 int delnum;
 stralloc messid = {0};
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 void err(s) char *s;
 {
  char ch; ch = delnum; substdio_put(&ssout,&ch,1);
+ ch = delnum >> 8; substdio_put(&ssout,&ch,1);
  substdio_puts(&ssout,s); substdio_putflush(&ssout,"",1);
 }
 
@@ -155,16 +156,19 @@
     {
      case 0:
        delnum = (unsigned int) (unsigned char) ch;
-       messid.len = 0; stage = 1; break;
+       stage = 1; break;
      case 1:
+       delnum += (unsigned int) ((unsigned int) ch) << 8;
+       messid.len = 0; stage = 2; break;
+     case 2:
        if (!stralloc_append(&messid,&ch)) flagabort = 1;
        if (ch) break;
-       sender.len = 0; stage = 2; break;
-     case 2:
+       sender.len = 0; stage = 3; break;
+     case 3:
        if (!stralloc_append(&sender,&ch)) flagabort = 1;
        if (ch) break;
-       recip.len = 0; stage = 3; break;
-     case 3:
+       recip.len = 0; stage = 4; break;
+     case 4:
        if (!stralloc_append(&recip,&ch)) flagabort = 1;
        if (ch) break;
        docmd();
@@ -201,7 +205,8 @@
 
  initialize(argc,argv);
 
- ch = auto_spawn; substdio_putflush(&ssout,&ch,1);
+ ch = auto_spawn; substdio_put(&ssout,&ch,1);
+ ch = auto_spawn >> 8; substdio_putflush(&ssout,&ch,1);
 
  for (i = 0;i < auto_spawn;++i) { d[i].used = 0; d[i].output.s = 0; }
 
@@ -236,7 +241,8 @@
 	   continue; /* read error on a readable pipe? be serious */
 	 if (r == 0)
 	  {
-           ch = i; substdio_put(&ssout,&ch,1);
+           char ch; ch = i; substdio_put(&ssout,&ch,1);
+           ch = i >> 8; substdio_put(&ssout,&ch,1);
 	   report(&ssout,d[i].wstat,d[i].output.s,d[i].output.len);
 	   substdio_put(&ssout,"",1);
 	   substdio_flush(&ssout);