On Jul 9, 2013, at 9:18 AM, RW <rwmailli...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > I was wondering when perl REs are compiled in spamd. My understanding > is that perl compiles REs when they are first evaluated. Is anything > done to make this happen in the spamd parent?
Yes, on startup a fake message is scanned to prime the pump and get everything loaded. Michael