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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