One problem I found with with pre-2.61 versions is if the users caughtmail or .procmail/log file gets too big (somewhere around 26MB) it will lock up spamd and bring the server to a rather quick death. I'm not sure if it still does it in 2.61. My non-fix was to run a cron to find the big files and then get the user to trim them.
23 0 * * * /usr/bin/find /usr/home -name caughtspam -size +10000000c -ls I'm new to the list so I don't know if this issue has been dealt with before. -Joe -- ======================================================== Joe Hamelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] W7COM / IRLP 3549 Nethead, Inc. Edmonds, Washington 206.898.8086 ======================================================== There is a nothing more American - nothing more patriotic -- than speaking out, questioning authority, and holding your leaders accountable. -General Wesley Clark On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, Dennis Duval wrote: :Michael P. Varre wrote: :> I'm running spamd + vpopmail + qmailscanner + mysql + :> clamuko. I have a problem where every once in a while :> hundreds of spamd processes are spawning. It absolutely :> crushes the server. I have determined it is not because :> of any large lists being sent/received to/from the box. :> I have also determined it is not a spammer. There aren't :> really that many clients on the box, and it is dedicated :> for mail services. No open relay, etc. :> :You should limit the number of concurrent spamd processes by using the -m :option. I use -m 20 to limit spamd to 20 concurrent processes. I have :found that stopping syslog will totally choke spamd regardless of the :whether or not you use the -m option. I was using the stock init scripts :for syslog which came with the Redhat distribution. Everytime I would stop :or restart syslog using these scripts, spamd would choke and within a minute :or so, and I would have hundreds of processes running and a locked up :system. Restarting syslogd with the -HUP does not cause this problem. : :Dennis Duval : : : :------------------------------------------------------- :This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. :Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's :Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. :Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click :_______________________________________________ :Spamassassin-talk mailing list :[EMAIL PROTECTED] :https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk : ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
