Gary V wrote:
> Pavel wrote:
> 
<snip>
>> I don't know why SA thinks network tests are disabled - they shouldn't,
>> or at least I don't have them turned off in both 
>> /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf and /etc/amavisd.conf. I'm not using 
>> user preferences for 'amavis' user - as far as I know.
> 
> As of SA 3.1.6 --lint turns off network tests. You now have to feed a
> real message to spamassassin.

Ahh... thanks.

> 
> See this post:
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=amavis-user&m=116108763611148
> but remember that you are using spamassassin and not a daemonized
> scanner, so you can ignore stuff like how long it takes to load rules.
> The whole thing may have inaccuracies but should prove to useful
> regardless.
> 
> Since you mentioned MySQL. I will assume you have done some tuning,
> but if not: If using MySQL >= 4.1, use MySQL and not SQL here:

I have SQL module, not MySQL... I'll try it, thanks.

> 
> bayes_store_module       Mail::SpamAssassin::BayesStore::MySQL
> 
> and these may be of interest (especially if you are using innodb):
> http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/mysqlspeed.txt
> http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/09/29/what-to-tune-in-mysql-server-after-installation/
> http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/newsletter/2003-11/a0000000269.html
> 
> MySQL crawls if using innodb and the default innodb_buffer_pool_size
> of 8M. Just increasing it to 128MB makes a hugh difference.
> 

I already have

innodb_data_file_path = /var/lib/mysql/ibdata1:500M:autoextend

which should be enough...

> I assume you prune your AWL data on occasion?

I thought it is done automatically. Should I run a cronjob for this purpose?

> 
>> If anybody sees anything bad or has some tip for me, I'll be really
>> grateful.
> 
>> Thanks!
> 
> Dictionary attacks and joe jobs appear to be increasing exponentially.
> Do you use anything to help prevent the really bad stuff from getting
> in the front door in the first place, like selective greylisting or a
> policy daemon like policyd-weight? I understand this is not always
> possible when a large variety of customers are involved but they can
> make a big difference.
> 

I'm running greylisting on backup MX only, but I'm considering them on 
primary MX as well. The delays caused by antispam servers overloads mean 
bigger threat for our business right now...

Thanks!

> Gary V


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