Also, remove additional rulesets, and run spamd with -D to see where it's getting stuck...
--j. Martin.Hepworth writes: > 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 > **********************************************************************
