diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5e39892d..075c6856 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4681,6 +4681,7 @@ v0.33.20        10-Feb-2002
 		lines are free to use for dialout.
 		For ISDN and POTS calls, mbtask now decides which tty to use,
 		mbcico gets the tty to use as option on the commandline.
+		Keeps track of the number of mailers running.
 
 	mbcico:
 		Fixed binkp driver to accept incoming unprotected sessions.
diff --git a/mbtask/taskregs.c b/mbtask/taskregs.c
index 0ff95a1c..8af6e81a 100644
--- a/mbtask/taskregs.c
+++ b/mbtask/taskregs.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 extern reg_info		reginfo[MAXCLIENT];     /* Array with clients   */
 static int 		entrypos = 0;		/* Status pointer	*/
+static int		mailers = 0;		/* Registered mailers	*/
 
 
 /***********************************************************************
@@ -100,8 +101,10 @@ int reg_newcon(char *data)
 	 */
 	reginfo[retval].silent = 1;
 
-	tasklog('-', "Registered client pgm \"%s\", pid %s, slot %d", prg, pid, retval);
 	stat_inc_clients();
+	if (strcmp(prg, (char *)"mbcico") == 0)
+	    mailers++;
+	tasklog('-', "Registered client pgm \"%s\", pid %s, slot %d, mailers %d", prg, pid, retval, mailers);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +120,9 @@ int reg_closecon(char *data)
 	if ((rec = reg_find(pid)) == -1)
 		return -1;
 
-	tasklog('-', "Unregistered client pgm \"%s\", pid %s, slot %d", reginfo[rec].prg, pid, rec);
+	if (strcmp(reginfo[rec].prg, (char *)"mbcico") == 0)
+	    mailers--;
+	tasklog('-', "Unregistered client pgm \"%s\", pid %s, slot %d, mailers %d", reginfo[rec].prg, pid, rec, mailers);
 	memset(&reginfo[rec], 0, sizeof(reg_info)); 
 	stat_dec_clients();
 	return 0;
@@ -138,7 +143,10 @@ void reg_check(void)
 		if (reginfo[i].pid) {
 			if (kill(reginfo[i].pid, 0) == -1) {
 				if (errno == ESRCH) {
-					tasklog('?', "Stale registration found for pid %d (%s)", reginfo[i].pid, reginfo[i].prg);
+					if (strcmp(reginfo[i].prg, (char *)"mbcico") == 0)
+					    mailers--;
+					tasklog('?', "Stale registration found for pid %d (%s), mailers now %d", 
+						reginfo[i].pid, reginfo[i].prg, mailers);
 					memset(&reginfo[i], 0, sizeof(reg_info));
 					stat_dec_clients();
 				}