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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