diff -urbB exim-4.54.org/src/globals.c exim-4.54/src/globals.c
--- exim-4.54.org/src/globals.c	2005-11-25 22:02:44.762799750 +0100
+++ exim-4.54/src/globals.c	2005-11-25 21:54:06.210392250 +0100
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@
 
 #ifdef WITH_CONTENT_SCAN
 uschar *spamd_address          = US"127.0.0.1 783";
+BOOL	spamd_loadbalance      = TRUE;
 uschar *spam_bar               = NULL;
 uschar *spam_report            = NULL;
 uschar *spam_score             = NULL;
diff -urbB exim-4.54.org/src/globals.h exim-4.54/src/globals.h
--- exim-4.54.org/src/globals.h	2005-11-25 22:02:44.762799750 +0100
+++ exim-4.54/src/globals.h	2005-11-25 21:54:37.700360250 +0100
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@
 
 #ifdef WITH_CONTENT_SCAN
 extern uschar *spamd_address;          /* address for the spamassassin daemon */
+extern BOOL   spamd_loadbalance;       /* load balance or try in order from config */
 extern uschar *spam_bar;               /* the spam "bar" (textual representation of spam_score) */
 extern uschar *spam_report;            /* the spamd report (multiline) */
 extern uschar *spam_score;             /* the spam score (float) */
diff -urbB exim-4.54.org/src/readconf.c exim-4.54/src/readconf.c
--- exim-4.54.org/src/readconf.c	2005-11-25 22:02:44.762799750 +0100
+++ exim-4.54/src/readconf.c	2005-11-25 21:55:01.061820250 +0100
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@
   { "smtp_return_error_details",opt_bool,        &smtp_return_error_details },
 #ifdef WITH_CONTENT_SCAN
   { "spamd_address",            opt_stringptr,   &spamd_address },
+  { "spamd_loadbalance",	opt_bool,        &spamd_loadbalance },
 #endif
   { "split_spool_directory",    opt_bool,        &split_spool_directory },
   { "spool_directory",          opt_stringptr,   &spool_directory },
diff -urbB exim-4.54.org/src/spam.c exim-4.54/src/spam.c
--- exim-4.54.org/src/spam.c	2005-10-04 10:55:28.000000000 +0200
+++ exim-4.54/src/spam.c	2005-11-25 22:01:46.839179750 +0100
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@
       return DEFER;
     };
 
+    if (spamd_loadbalance)
     current_server = start_server = (int)now % num_servers;
+    else
+	    current_server = start_server = 0;
 
     while (1) {