If MailScanner is set up to use spamassassin, then it normally wouldn't be 
using spamc.  However, if spamd is not running, spamc can't connect to it.

spamc = client
spamd = daemon

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Andy Norris wrote:

> 
> My understanding is that spamd should not be running when spamassassin is 
> used in conjunction with MailScanner as MailScanner uses spamassassin 
> directly, and not as a daemon?
> 
> So is this a MailScanner issue, then?
> 
> Thanks Mike,
> Andy
> 
> 
> At 01:44 pm 2004-12-10, you wrote:
> >Is spamd running?
> >
> >On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Andy Norris wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Sorry to bother again, but I feel we must be getting closer...
> > >
> > > This in the logs (/var/log/maillog) now...(!)
> > >
> > > Dec 10 13:44:40 tireswing spamc[22597]: connect() to spamd at 127.0.0.1
> > > failed, retrying (1/3): Connection refused
> > > Dec 10 13:44:41 tireswing spamc[22597]: connect() to spamd at 127.0.0.1
> > > failed, retrying (2/3): Connection refused
> > > Dec 10 13:44:42 tireswing spamc[22597]: connect() to spamd at 127.0.0.1
> > > failed, retrying (3/3): Connection refused
> > >
> > > Any hints what to look for here? This is getting very frustrating, as the
> > > first few messages are scanned by SA, but after a while it starts to 
> > either
> > > time out or refuse connection, then we're at virtually no spam filtering.
> > >
> >
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