>> >Problem is that the S78 will start spamassassin but that start does not >> >necessarily get a valid rule-set. For that, the internet connection must >> > be up at the time. >> >> And why would it not be when the network start is S10network? > >I have: >/etc/rc0.d/S35networking >/etc/rc2.d/S99networking >/etc/rc3.d/S99networking >/etc/rc5.d/S99networking >/etc/rc6.d/S35networking >/etc/rcS.d/S40networking > >S99 is what is being hit.
>This is Debian box originally set up from a Knoppix hd installation. I have >not fiddled with any of these. I assume there is decent reason for the >numbering schemes for these scripts. > >The network connection is not immediate. Often must poll several times before >it gets logged in. I saw this with repeated attempts by ntpdate to get its >connection. I currently try five times with 15 second waits. Sometimes hits >the first time, sometimes needs a few tries. and even so, I do get log messages like these: Jul 24 12:32:54 ip6-localhost spamc[4838]: connect to spamd on 127.0.0.1 failed, retrying (#1 of 3): Connection refused Jul 24 12:32:55 ip6-localhost spamc[4838]: connect to spamd on 127.0.0.1 failed, retrying (#2 of 3): Connection refused Jul 24 12:32:56 ip6-localhost spamc[4838]: connect to spamd on 127.0.0.1 failed, retrying (#3 of 3): Connection refused Maybe there is some other startup I need to move?
