Because of what happened this week we were forced to look at our tests etc more than we have had in the past. We could not understand why our CPU was always so damn high. Once we looked at the tests and compared that to our DNS log files we noticed that there were a lot of DNS errors. It turns out that several of the tests provided in the original config have since been turned off (no this is not Scotts or Decludes fault, its our fault/problem for just not having enough time to read up everything for every single server we have). So we removed all of the monkeylists etc and just left on ORDB and spamcop for DNS tests. Or CPU dropped dramatically it might help you if your anything like us and done have tons of time to spend on a config file.
Speaking of this, since I don't have the time to dedicate to this like I really wish I did and I am sure there are a couple of sysadmins on this list who have tweaked this to get amazing results would anyone be willing to share their tests or config files with us (off list of course)... Darryl Koster -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Server Recommendation >We currently send and receive about 40,000 to 50,000 e-mails daily. The >processes that are taking up the most CPU are multiple instances of >declude.exe and NTVDM.exe. NTVDM.exe is used for 16-bit processes, and can indeed cause some servers to slow down to a crawl. Are you using F-Prot.exe with Declude Virus? If so, you should switch to the 32-bit fpcmd.exe version. >We tried to comment out some of our SPAM >test to see if it would help and it has freed up some CPU. The SPAM >test that were commented out were the ones provided by mailpure.com >(Gibberish, Y!directed, etc). Are these tests really worth having to >test for SPAM or can they be removed? Any filter with many BODY filters in it can be very CPU intensive. If you don't have much CPU power to spare, you may want to weigh the benefits of the filters versus the CPU usage. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers since 2000. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
