diff --git a/src/MailKitMailModule.cs b/src/MailKitMailModule.cs
index 0a5d9cc..11f43c5 100644
--- a/src/MailKitMailModule.cs
+++ b/src/MailKitMailModule.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Modules.EMail
         private List<MimeMessage> m_sendMessages = new List<MimeMessage>();
 
         private bool m_debug = false;
+        private int m_sending = 0;
 
         private String SMTP_SERVER_HOSTNAME = null;
         private String SMTP_SERVER_LOGIN = null;
@@ -250,9 +251,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Modules.EMail
 
         private void sendAllMails(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
+            int _currentUnixTime = (Int32)(DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new DateTime(1970, 1, 1))).TotalSeconds; 
+
             if (m_sendMessages.Count == 0)
                 return;
 
+            if ((m_sending + 10) > _currentUnixTime)
+                return;
+
+            m_sending = _currentUnixTime + 5;
+
             m_log.Info("[" + Name + "] Sending " + m_sendMessages.Count + " Mails.");
 
             try
@@ -307,6 +315,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Modules.EMail
         public void SendEmail(UUID objectID, string address, string subject, string body)
         {
             SceneObjectPart sceneObject = m_scene.GetSceneObjectPart(objectID);
+            m_sending = (Int32)(DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new DateTime(1970, 1, 1))).TotalSeconds;
 
             try
             {