Is this on a Windows Server 2003 by chance? Do you ever see actual lines of found on the list?
John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Riddle > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 10:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Queue Listen Pipes > > I had kept my "Queue Listen Pipes" at the default of 4 for many years, But > ever since aggressively using the anti-spam filters I have seen that the > amount of time it takes to process an email (check it against 8 spam > databases) is taking an long time - sometimes is will be as long as ten > minutes before it finishes (one minute between blacklist lookups!). See > example below. I boosted the Queue pipes from 4 to 10 this morning and it > did not seem to make any difference. I am also going to evaluate the > effectiveness of the blacklist tests we are using over the next day or so - > I will report back to the list what I find to see about dropping any that > aren't helping. So the question is what do most of you have this Queue > Pipes" setting configured for? > > Server is running pretty low on "free" memory and the CPU is running at > about 20% on average. This is an older box and maybe the solution is to > upgrade the hardware. > > Example (with Queue Listen Pipes = 4 with "lots" of lines snipped out that > deal with other emails) > ----------------------- > 08:18 05:59 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (SpamCop:*:bl.spamcop.net) > 08:18 06:00 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (SpamCop:*:bl.spamcop.net) > 08:18 06:00 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (List:*:list.dsbl.org) > 08:18 06:01 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (List:*:list.dsbl.org) > 08:18 06:01 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (ahbl:*:dnsbl.ahbl.org) > 08:18 06:02 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (ahbl:*:dnsbl.ahbl.org) > 08:18 06:02 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (njabl:*:dnsbl.njabl.org) > 08:18 06:03 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (njabl:*:dnsbl.njabl.org) > 08:18 06:03 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (spamhaus:*:sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org) > 08:18 06:04 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (spamhaus:*:sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org) > 08:18 06:04 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (Blitzedall:*:opm.blitzed.org) > 08:18 06:05 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (Blitzedall:*:opm.blitzed.org) > 08:18 06:05 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (ORDB:*:relays.ordb.org) > 08:18 06:06 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (ORDB:*:relays.ordb.org) > 08:18 06:06 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > connecting to service (DSBLMulti:*:multihop.dsbl.org) > 08:18 06:07 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> BLACKLIST: > 208.195.160.175 was not found on list (DSBLMulti:*:multihop.dsbl.org) > 08:18 06:07 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> > VALIDATION: > (MAIL FROM) microworks.net validating MAIL FROM address > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 08:18 06:07 SMTPD(52bb02d800f6b7f1) [00000792] <microworks.net> > VALIDATION: > (MAIL FROM) microworks.net SUCCEEDED for user > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) Got Content Filter for microworks.net > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) scanning the subject for phrases > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) scanning the body for phrases > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) performing statistical analysis > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) The following words were used to compute > the probability email is spam > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = jason, probability = 0.010000 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = racers, probability = 0.969030 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = tuesday, probability = 0.033294 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = original, probability = 0.044816 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = mike, probability = 0.050728 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = august, probability = 0.054141 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = thanks, probability = 0.058789 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = posted, probability = 0.063199 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = ohio, probability = 0.106717 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = thank, probability = 0.119918 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = yet, probability = 0.119950 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = change, probability = 0.122161 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = anything, probability = 0.123438 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = mid, probability = 0.127906 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) word = help, probability = 0.129557 > 08:18 06:07 SMTP(52bb02d800f6b7f1) probability email is spam 0.000000: > email is good > -------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
