I just realized the received mails are not being scaned by spamassasin and reading other mails I found spamdyke might be "my problem". I'm also not receiving some mails because of RDNS checks.
How can I disable or remove Spamdyke until I can set everything right? Bruno. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Cecil Yother, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 01/20/2011 10:45 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > > > > On 01/20/2011 11:27 AM, Cecil Yother, Jr. wrote: > >> Now, I'm thoroughly confused. What is the purpose of Simscan then if > >> the file has already been scanned? > > > > Simscan does not itself do any scanning. It simply invokes other > > scanners. > I got this part. > > The other scanners "report back" to simscan what the results were, and > > simscan takes the care of rejecting messages appropriately. Simscan > > isn't invoked after the scanners. Simscan invokes the other scanners, > > which subsequently return control back to simscan, which subsequently > > returns control back to qmail-smtpd. > OK, now I understand > > > >> If spamassassin rejects it at 5 > >> what would Simscan ever do when it's set to 12? > > > > Spamassassin does no rejecting. SA simply scans and scores the > > message, adds header records, tags the subject line when appropriate > > (over 5), and returns control to simscan. It's simscan that does the > > rejecting, based on spam_hits. > Woohoo, I got it! > > > >> On 01/20/2011 09:51 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >>> On 01/20/2011 10:39 AM, Maxwell Smart wrote: > >>>> > >>>> That's what I meant. When Simscan is run it starts spamd to scan based > >>>> on the hits number in the simcontrol file and then if it passes that > >>>> spamassassin scans it again using the local .cf file. Is that correct? > >>> > >>> No. spamassassin only scans once. simscan applies spam_hits *after* > >>> spamassassin is done scanning. > >>> > >>>> Basically Simscan is a gatekeeper/bouncer. If you don't get past > >>>> Simscan > >>>> you don't get the patdown by spamassassin. > >>> > >>> Not exactly. Simscan only rejects based on the result of the scanners > >>> that it invokes. local.cf comes first, then spam_hits. > >>> > >>>> > >>>> On 01/20/2011 09:32 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >>>>> No. simscan does no scanning. It simply takes action (rejects some > >>>>> messages) based on the result of scanners that in invokes (clamav and > >>>>> spamassassin). > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > Cecil Yother, Jr. "cj" > cj's > 2318 Clement Ave > Alameda, CA 94501 > > tel 510.865.2787 | http://yother.com > Check out the new Volvo classified resource http://www.volvoclassified.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group ( > www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and > packages. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [email protected] > > >
