Index: branches/RC/core/units/email_events/email_events_event_handler.php
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diff -u -r9121 -r9369
--- branches/RC/core/units/email_events/email_events_event_handler.php	(.../email_events_event_handler.php)	(revision 9121)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/email_events/email_events_event_handler.php	(.../email_events_event_handler.php)	(revision 9369)
@@ -383,7 +383,10 @@
 		{
 			$deliver_count = $event->getEventParam('deliver_count');
 			if ($deliver_count === false) {
-				$deliver_count = 10; // 10 emails per script run (if not specified directly)
+				$deliver_count = $this->Application->ConfigValue('Smtp_ProcessEmailsPerStep');
+				if ($deliver_count === false) {
+					$deliver_count = 10; // 10 emails per script run (if not specified directly)
+				}
 			}
 
 			$processing_type = $this->Application->GetVar('type');
@@ -444,6 +447,11 @@
 				$i++;
 			}
 
+			$wait_time = $this->Application->ConfigValue('Smtp_StepWaitTime');
+			if ($wait_time !== false) {
+				sleep((int)$wait_time);
+			}
+
 			if ($processing_type = 'return_progress') {
 				$emails_sent += $message_count;
 				if ($emails_sent >= $total_emails) {