Nigel Yes, but given you've got lots of expiring to do I suggested you run the sa-learn by hand first, then you have some feedback for whats happening, rather than MailScanner just waiting..
-- Martin Hepworth Snr Systems Administrator Solid State Logic Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 > -----Original Message----- > From: nigel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 January 2007 10:29 > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: RE: Runing out of Disk Space > > > ok, first do i have to stop MailScanner? Secondly, if i make that change i > guess i would have to run "sa-learn --force-expire" to make it clean up > there and then? if i didn't run that command it would do it after the > time > period set. > > am i correct here? :) > > Nigel > > > > Martin Hepworth-3 wrote: > > > > Nigel > > > > Then in your case you've not told anything to clean up the bayes > > files...so yes try the inbuilt MailScanner way > > > > First time it may take some time as you've got so many files, so you > > make wish to stop MailScanner, run "sa-learn --force-expire" (as the > > appropriate user if non-root) and then restart MailScanner.. > > > > -- > > Martin Hepworth > > Snr Systems Administrator > > Solid State Logic > > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: nigel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 19 January 2007 10:10 > >> To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > >> Subject: RE: Runing out of Disk Space > >> > >> > >> my mailscanner settings are slightly different > >> > >> Rebuild Bayes Every = 0 > >> Wait During Bayes Rebuild = no > >> > >> so if i change them to what you suggested this will clear them out? > > also, > >> does this effect mail delivery while it is doing it? > >> > >> Nigel > >> > >> > >> Martin Hepworth-3 wrote: > >> > > >> > Nigel > >> > > >> > List is best.. > >> > > >> > Commented out is fine - as in that's what I've got.. ;-) > >> > > >> > If you're other settings in MailScanner.conf are also as below then > >> > you'll have to use the cron method.. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Martin Hepworth > >> > Snr Systems Administrator > >> > Solid State Logic > >> > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 > >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: Nigel Robson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> Sent: 19 January 2007 09:54 > >> >> To: Martin.Hepworth > >> >> Subject: RE: Runing out of Disk Space > >> >> > >> >> Hi there Martin. I'm not sure if I am meant to reply back to you > > or > >> > the > >> >> forum? > >> >> > >> >> Anyway, I've found the setting 'bayes_auto_expire 0' but it is > >> > commented > >> >> out. Is this something that needs changing first before I use what > > you > >> >> mentioned below? I found this in > > /etc/MailScanner/spam.assassin.conf > >> >> > >> >> Many thanks > >> >> > >> >> Nigel > >> >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: Martin.Hepworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> Sent: 19 January 2007 09:48 > >> >> To: Nigel Robson; users@spamassassin.apache.org > >> >> Subject: RE: Runing out of Disk Space > >> >> > >> >> Nigel > >> >> > >> >> Ideally this would be on the mailscanner list... > >> >> > >> >> There's a couple of ways MailScanner can expire the bayes tokens > >> > down, > >> >> and which one works for you seems to be hit and miss from my > >> >> experience.. > >> >> > >> >> 1st method is to use the 'internal' MailScanner method. In > >> >> MailScanner.conf, make sure > >> >> > >> >> Rebuild Bayes Every = 86400 > >> >> Wait During Bayes Rebuild = yes > >> >> > >> >> If you've already got this and things are *not* clearing down then > >> >> you'll have to use the 'standard' spamassassin way of doing this. > >> >> > >> >> Run "sa-learn --force-expire" via a cron job every day. NB if your > >> >> MailScanner is running as non-root (eg postfix, mailnull) then make > >> > sure > >> >> the cron job runs as this user otherwise the bayes file permissions > >> > can > >> >> get set incorrectly. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Martin Hepworth > >> >> Snr Systems Administrator > >> >> Solid State Logic > >> >> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 > >> >> > >> >> > -----Original Message----- > >> >> > From: nigel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > Sent: 19 January 2007 09:26 > >> >> > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > >> >> > Subject: Runing out of Disk Space > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > hi everyone, i'm pretty new to SpamAssassin. 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