On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, John Peacock wrote:
> Roger Walker wrote:
> > The first is the processing required.
>
> We run spamd in Unix socket mode; apart from the memory required for the
> resident images, it runs very fast and not at all noticable under load. Of
> course, I am running dedicated e-mail smart relays (Cobalt RAQ550-equivalents),
> so the only thing they are doing is receiving e-mail.
Sounds encouraging :-) I'd like to keep the processing to a
minimum.
> > The second concern is the likelyhood of bouncing or dropping legit
> > commercial email.
>
> Set the reject_threshold very high, and you will be unlikely to block even the
> most suspect-looking, yet legitimate, e-mail. We are using this:
>
> > spamassassin reject_threshold 30 munge_subject_threshold 12 spamd_socket
> > /var/run/spamd.sock
I could certainly start with a high reject_threshold, and monitor
things as I reduce it.
Thanks.
--
Roger Walker
"His Pain - Our Gain"
