Nicolas, > > > [1353] warn: dns: sendto() failed: at > > > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line > > > 340.
Please apply my patch from my previous message, and repeat your command line test, concentrating on a any "dns:" logged entries, e.g.: # su vscan -c 'spamassassin -t -D <test.msg' 2>&1 | pcregrep '\bdns:' | less If I specify an IP address in my /etc/resolv.conf which is not running a DNS server, I now get the proper reason for send() failure reported: [60656] dbg: dns: only inspecting the following IPs: 71.96.39.242 [60656] dbg: dns: launching DNS A query for 242.39.96.71.iadb.isipp.com. in background [60656] dbg: dns: sendto() failed: Connection refused [60656] dbg: dns: success for 0 of 11 queries [60656] dbg: dns: timeout for rss after 17 seconds ... Mark