We have a process in place using the perl CPAN module for invoking SA. This is outside of the scope of the normal mail system. Basically we use this to see what scores emails would generate for some statistical stuff. The spam engine this calls is to set use -100 as the score so that everything is considered spam. Our production spam engine is set to 7. We are looking at the score that the perl modules returns and logging it (rather than the isspam flag). To complicate things a little more, we are using MySql for the bayes store. This store is also used by our production boxes. This isn't the problem, just what we are doing.
The CPAN module has this as the decription: public instance (\%) process (String $msg, Boolean $is_check_p) Description: This method makes a call to the spamd server and depending on the value of C<$is_check_p> either calls PROCESS or CHECK. Given that the perl call as a boolean option for PROCESS and CHECK, I would assume that they make some difference, but it really doesn't what the difference is. Currently in our code we are it with a false value, which executes the "PROCESS" commnad. What I'm wondering is will this through off bayes if we keep doing this as everything that SA is returning is considered spam? I'm just worried that these continued tests will cause bayes to get wacky. Also, should we be using PROCESS or CHECK when doing this type of checks. Gary
