Hiyo! I realize that this may run afoul of some other objectives, particularly those where people want to know all the tests that matched, and perform supplemental checks based on that info, but I have to wonder, could we improve the efficiency of SpamAssassin by having it make note of the 'HITS-REQUIRED' score and have it STOP TESTING after it surpasses that score?
IE. Is there really any reason to keep testing a piece of mail once we know it is spam? When our threshold is somewhere between 3 and 10, and I see mail scoring 20 or 30, I realize that this mail probably passed that threshold less than half-way into the tests. This could, in theory, lower our processor 'cost' for spam considerably. Thoughts? Good idea? Stupid idea? - Charles
