LuKreme wrote:
Got quite a few emails today from users complaining about the huge
onslaught of SPAM into their mailboxes. One user in particular is used
to getting 2-5 email messages a day and logged in this morning to over
250 in the last 12 hours.
So, I investigated.
Ooops, I restarted spamd last night and forgot to check it had come up
clean. 12 hours of no spamd running was an experience for my users.
OTOH, several users' reactions oh, "Oh my god, I had no idea there was
that much spam" (I find my users almost never look at the SPAM mailbox)
has certainly elevated me in their eyes. Might not be a bad reminder
every year or 18 months to 'accidently' stop spamd for a few hours!
You have two options when SpamAssassin fails, until you fix it:
1.) Accept all mail including spam
2.) Defer all mail delivery
I tend to go for number 2. My MTA just responds with a temporary error
if it can't speak to SpamAssassin.
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Mike Cardwell - IT Consultant and LAMP developer
Cardwell IT Ltd. (UK Reg'd Company #06920226) http://cardwellit.com/
