> > What am I missing? - John > > OK, from the "spamd --help" output: > -m num, --max-children num Allow maximum num children > > So that option is positively "a spamd thing." So how does one get that > option into spamd? On the Mandrake test machine I have the init script > in /etc/init.d as "spamassassin". It includes these lines: > ====
Ahhh, THAT's what's missing from my understanding! (plus a lot of other stuff!) I reviewed my spamassassin init.d script and saw the options in there. A comment line in there directed me to /etc/default/spamassassin (specific to Debian). GUESS WHAT I FOUND IN THERE? OPTIONS="-c -m 10 -a -H" GOOD GRIEF! -m 10 and me with 512 RAM! Hope my load average will go down soon!! Thanks especially to Jason and jdow and **WAIT** - I see I just got a msg from Duncan that directed me specifically to /etc/default/spamassassin!!! So I think the -m option could be added in the init script OR the /etc/default/spamassassin file, but the init script is probably overwritten during updates, so better to use the default file. I know Fedora Core didn't used to have the /etc/default/spamassassin file, so that is specific to Debian. Thanks everyone! - John
