-The &%strict%& option means that the client's recorded rate is always updated.
-The effect of this is that Exim measures the client's average rate of attempts
-to send email, which can be much higher than the maximum &new("it is actually
-allowed. If the client is over the limit it may be subjected to
-counter-measures in the ACL until it slows down below the maximum rate.") The
-smoothing period determines the time it takes for a high sending rate to decay
-exponentially to 37% of its peak value, which means that you can work out the
-time (the number of smoothing periods) that a client is subjected to
-counter-measures after an over-limit burst with this formula:
+The &%strict%& option means that the client's recorded rate is always
+updated. The effect of this is that Exim measures the client's average rate
+of attempts to send email, which can be much higher than the maximum it is
+actually allowed. If the client is over the limit it may be subjected to
+counter-measures by the ACL until it slows down below the maximum rate. If
+the client stops attempting to send email for the time specified in the &'p'&
+parameter then its computed rate will decay exponentially to 37% of its peak
+value. You can work out the time (the number of smoothing periods) that a
+client is subjected to counter-measures after an over-limit burst with this
+formula: