Hi Turn off the RBL's (or only use a couple). DNS checks can take along time.
Yes SA is very memory hungry...... -- Martin Hepworth Snr Systems Administrator Solid State Logic Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 > -----Original Message----- > From: Néher Márton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 August 2007 11:20 > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: Re: spamassassin gets stucked in > > Hi all! > > I have upgraded to 3.2.2, checked out every network test, turned off > bayes, and still not better. > SA comsumes extremely lot of memory, and pushes the load to the sky, and > because it servers about 8000-10000 users , we are really scared, that > what shall we do. Shall we just use another spamfilters (crm114?), or > there is some little secret switch in SA that we haven't seen and that > would make it good. > > Hoping to find an answer: > > Marton Neher > > > Diego H. wrote: > > Try to upgrade to SA 3.2.2. there was a fix for messages that take too > long > > for scan. > > > > > > Néher Márton wrote: > > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Hi all! > >> > >> I would like to ask for your help about an sa problem. > >> Somethimes (random or when a lots of mails arrive) some spamd children > >> gets stucked in, what pushes up the load (~40), and enormously eats > memory > >> (~6-7Gb). It started about 1-2 weeks ago. This makes the complete mail > >> server unuseable, especially the exim4 smtp (gives timeout), the > dovecot > >> works fine, but slowly. It goes until i have to do a killall -9 spamd, > >> /etc/init.d/spamassassin start. > >> I use spamassassin 3.2.1 (comes with ubuntu server lts) and > >> exim4. > >> > >> my local.cf: > >> > >> trusted_networks 127. 212.###.###.### 212.###.###.### 212.###.###.### > >> lock_method flock > >> required_score 5.0 > >> rewrite_header subject *****SPAM***** > >> report_safe 2 > >> use_bayes 1 > >> bayes_auto_learn 1 > >> skip_rbl_checks 0 > >> use_razor2 0 #this was 1 > >> use_dcc 0 #this was 1 > >> use_pyzor 1 > >> ok_languages en fr de hu > >> ok_locales en > >> > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > >> > >> iD8DBQFGsd3Na7+KaVg6oQIRAqGQAJ9En+du08XEbC//HrxpZvXeFaMSCgCgq+8Z > >> 6RM4uRkJ+e2UnqS1Ad3HpAU= > >> =IVG2 > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > >> > >> > > > > ********************************************************************** Confidentiality : This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the sender by replying to this e-mail immediately and then delete the original from your computer. Opinion : Any opinions expressed in this e-mail are entirely those of the author and unless specifically stated to the contrary, are not necessarily those of the author's employer. Security Warning : Internet e-mail is not necessarily a secure communications medium and can be subject to data corruption. We advise that you consider this fact when e-mailing us. Viruses : We have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good computing practice, you should ensure that they are virus free. Red Lion 49 Ltd T/A Solid State Logic Registered as a limited company in England and Wales (Company No:5362730) Registered Office: 25 Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RU, United Kingdom **********************************************************************
