Ah! Thanks, I’ll review all this. Much appreciated.

- Steve


> On Jan 30, 2017, at 11:59 AM, Eric Broch <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Steve,
> 
> I think you mean simscan.
> 
> Basically, the email flow is as follows for QMT (look in 
> '/var/qmail/supervise/smtp/run'):
> 1) softlimit
> 
> 2) tcpserver (utilizes the config file /etc/tcprules.d/tcp.smtp where 
> QMAILQUEUE is configured as simscan)
> 3) simscan (utilizes /var/qmail/control/simcontrol where clamav and 
> spamassassin are invoked) 
> 4) clamav & spamassassin
> 
> 5) spamdyke
> 
> 6) qmail-smtpd ...
> 
> 
> Dspam on the other hand is called later during delivery. I use it in 
> .qmail-default.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/30/2017 9:09 AM, Steve Linberg wrote:
>> Thanks Eric. It’s very likely that I”m confused about this - I am using 
>> dspam. My understanding is that dspam is the daemon that launches 
>> SpamAssassin and connects it to qmail, but I admit I’m fuzzy on the details. 
>> The soup of spam-related things I know I am running are:
>> 
>> SpamAssassin: evaluate individual messages and decide whether something is 
>> spam or not
>> pyzor: additional information used by SpamAssassin to decide if something is 
>> spammy or not
>> dspam: daemon wrapper around SpamAssassin
>> spamdyke: erm…. something else that connects to SpamAssassin somehow
>> 
>> But again, I’m not completely clear on how it all fits together, and it’s 
>> entirely possible I’ve got something miswired? On my older setup before your 
>> modernization of it, spamc was a part of the process, but that seems to be 
>> removed now?
>> 
>> Whenever I make changes to /etc/spamassassin/local.cf, I activate them with 
>> “systemctl restart spamd”. I don’t restart qmail.
>> 
>> Any dope-slaps would be most welcome :)
>> 
>> - Steve
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 30, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Eric Broch <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Steve,
>>> 
>>> You might try Dspam. I still use it on my home server with a couple 
>>> domains. If you need any help let me know.
>>> 
>>> Eric
>>> 
>>> On 1/30/2017 8:39 AM, Steve Linberg wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. This is a small-scale system that’s 
>>>> mostly for personal use, so unfortunately it doesn’t warrant the expense 
>>>> of a standalone appliance for spam, so I’m pretty much limited to what I 
>>>> can roll up on the box itself. I’ve used SA+qmail in various permutations 
>>>> for about 15 years, and for the most part it’s worked reliably and well, 
>>>> but every once in a while spammers change tactics and figure out a way 
>>>> through and there’s an upsurge for a bit.
>>>> 
>>>> I’ll give sa-learn a shot and see if it improves anything.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> Steve
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Steve Linberg, Chief Goblin
>>>> Silicon Goblin Technologies
>>>> http://silicongoblin.com <http://silicongoblin.com/>
>>>> Be kind.  Remember, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Eric Broch, IMSO, DAM, NGOO, DITH, URTS
>>> White Horse Technical Consulting (WHTC)
>>> 406.214.6802
>> 
>> -- 
>> Steve Linberg, Chief Goblin
>> Silicon Goblin Technologies
>> http://silicongoblin.com <http://silicongoblin.com/>
>> Be kind.  Remember, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
>> 
> 
> -- 
> Eric Broch, IMSO, DAM, NGOO, DITH, URTS
> White Horse Technical Consulting (WHTC)
> 406.214.6802

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Be kind.  Remember, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

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