diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index f9ab46d..9233e21 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.4.0
+####  version: 1.4.1
 ####  Date: February 12 2010
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
@@ -1263,8 +1263,8 @@ show_options()
 	print_screen_output "-s  Show sensors output (if sensors installed/configured): mobo/cpu/gpu temp; detected fan speeds."
 	print_screen_output "    Gpu temp only for Fglrx/Nvidia drivers. Nvidia shows screen number for > 1 screens."
 	print_screen_output "-S  Show System information: host name, kernel, distro"
-	print_screen_output "-t  Show processes. Requires extra options: c (cpu) m (memory) cm (cpu+memory). If followed"
-	print_screen_output "    by numbers 1-20, shows that number of top process for each selection (default: $PS_COUNT): -t cm10"
+	print_screen_output "-t  Show processes. Requires extra options: c (cpu) m (memory) cm (cpu+memory). If followed by numbers 1-20,"
+	print_screen_output "    shows that number of processes for each type (default: $PS_COUNT; if in irc, max: 5): -t cm10"
 	print_screen_output "    Make sure to have no space between letters and numbers (-t cm10 -right, -t cm 10 -wrong)."
 	print_screen_output "-u  Show partition UUIDs. Default: short partition -P. For full -p output, use: -pu (or -plu)."
 	print_screen_output "-v  Script verbosity levels. Verbosity level number is required."
@@ -3203,6 +3203,11 @@ get_ps_data()
 {
 	eval $LOGFS
 	local array_length='' reorder_temp='' i=0
+	
+	# throttle potential irc abuse
+	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL != 'true' && $PS_COUNT -gt 5 ]];then
+		PS_COUNT=5
+	fi
 	IFS=$'\n'
 	# note that inxi can use a lot of cpu, and can actually show up here as the script runs
 	A_PS_DATA=( $( ps aux --sort $1 | grep -v 'inxi' | tail -n $PS_COUNT | gawk '