On Tue, February 12, 2008 7:58 am, Chris Carey wrote: > What configuration options are you all using? I have the delay set to > 1 minute (I believe the default is 5 minutes). Do you find that a > longer delay actually helps significantly more? From what I remember > in the documentation, the theory is that in that delay time, the > chances of the spamming source getting put on a blacklist increases. > This way, when the message finally makes it through, its finally on a > blacklist and spamassassin has a better chance of catching spam. Do > you find this to be the case? > > --chris
Mine is set to 5 minutes, but I doubt it would change my stats significantly to switch it to 1 minute. The primary thing Postgrey is designed to stop is /not/ normal mail servers. It's spamming programs that simply fire and forget each message. If they don't maintain a proper queue and retry like a normal mail server, they'll almost never manage to actually get past Postgrey. The theory about blacklists is intriguing, but I have my doubts about how often something like that happens. I also don't feel like doing the detailed log analysis necessary to see how true it is. :) -- Matthew Walker Kydance Hosting & Consulting LAMP Specialist /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
