Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
(Changing the subject)

I regularly see 80+ to 110+, and that causes Apache to eat 100MB per process, which is really not good ...

This is the open buffet binge syndrome detailed here:

http://2bits.com/articles/server-indigestion-the-drupal-contributed-modules-open-buffet-binge-syndrome.html
Great article... Has anyone figured out what parts of the module architecture are most expensive memory-wise so they can be examined?

Mike