> > Is there a way I can reduce the memory utilization? > Don't use bayes, don't use AWL. When spamd ties those DB_Files, and if they are large, it can use a lot of memory. Spamd's should run 19-25mb with a stock install and no extra rules.
Or you could softlimit them, but that will causes those that use 'too much memory' to die, and that will result in mail that is not scanned for spam, or result in a tempfail, depending on your configuration. > Another > option would be if I could limit the number of spamd > processes, is there a way to do this? > This is your best bet. Call spamd with the -m flag. # spamd -m4 Would only spawn 4 children max. My rule of thumb is -m(MB/64) so if you have 512MB, run -m8 Dallas
