Hello,
To add information to this problem, it appears that spamd does
eventually give up after 5 minutes - which then bounces the message back
to the sender stating:
421 SMTP incoming data timeout - message abandoned
Obviously, this cannot keep happening, but i don't know how to stop it...
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
Richard.
Richard Hobbs wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We are running SpamAssassin version 3.1.7-deb running on Perl version
> 5.8.4 on a Debian Sarge box with exim4.
>
> I am using the following router:
>
> ======================================================================
> sa_router:
> no_verify
> check_local_user
> # When to scan a message :
> # - it isn't already flagged as spam from Spamassassin
> # - it isn't already scanned
> # - it isn't local
> # - it isn't from one internal domain user to another
> condition = "${if and { \
> {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} \
> {!eq {$received_protocol}{local}} \
> {!eq {$sender_address_domain}{$domain}} \
> } \
> {1}{0}}"
> driver = accept
> transport = sa_spamcheck
> local_parts = /etc/spamassassinUsers
> ======================================================================
>
> and the following transport:
>
> ======================================================================
> sa_spamcheck:
> driver = pipe
> command = /usr/sbin/exim4 -oMr spam-scanned -bS
> use_bsmtp = true
> transport_filter = /usr/bin/spamc
> home_directory = "/tmp"
> current_directory = "/tmp"
> user = spamcheck
> group = spamcheck
> log_output = true
> return_fail_output = true
> return_path_add = false
> message_prefix =
> message_suffix =
> ======================================================================
>
> This always used to work perfectly until i upgraded spamassassin using
> apt-get to the version above (which was done in order to give us access
> to the "sa-update" command).
>
> Now, on some emails spamd eats up 99% CPU and doesn't return until i
> kill it, at which point the email is delivered as non-spam, whether it
> is spam or not.
>
> Does anyone know why this is happening? It's destroying the use of our
> mail server, lol!
>
> Also, FYI, here is a copy of /etc/spamassassin/local.cf:
>
> ======================================================================
> # This is the right place to customize your installation of SpamAssassin.
> #
> # See 'perldoc Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf' for details of what can be
> # tweaked.
> #
> # Only a small subset of options are listed below
> #
> ###########################################################################
>
> rewrite_subject 1
>
> # Add *****SPAM***** to the Subject header of spam e-mails
> #
> rewrite_header Subject ****SPAM**** (_HITS_/_REQD_):
>
>
> # Save spam messages as a message/rfc822 MIME attachment instead of
> # modifying the original message (0: off, 2: use text/plain instead)
> #
> report_safe 1
>
>
> # Set which networks or hosts are considered 'trusted' by your mail
> # server (i.e. not spammers)
> #
> # trusted_networks 212.17.35.
> trusted_networks 192.168.3.
> trusted_networks 193.128.142.
>
>
> # Set file-locking method (flock is not safe over NFS, but is faster)
> #
> # lock_method flock
>
>
> # Set the threshold at which a message is considered spam (default: 5.0)
> #
> required_score 2.5
>
>
> # Use Bayesian classifier (default: 1)
> #
> # use_bayes 1
>
>
> # Bayesian classifier auto-learning (default: 1)
> #
> # bayes_auto_learn 1
>
>
> # Set headers which may provide inappropriate cues to the Bayesian
> # classifier
> #
> # bayes_ignore_header X-Bogosity
> # bayes_ignore_header X-Spam-Flag
> # bayes_ignore_header X-Spam-Status
>
> # WHITELIST
> whitelist_from *@equanet.co.uk
> whitelist_from *@toshiba.co.jp
> whitelist_from *@dsgretail.co.uk
> whitelist_from *@dsgibusiness.com
> whitelist_from *@dhcltd.com
> whitelist_from *@pcwb.com
> whitelist_from *@netapp-web.com
> ======================================================================
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance! It's greatly appreciated!
>
> Richard.
>
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Richard Hobbs (Systems Administrator)
Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. - Speech Technology Group
Email: richard.hobbs@???
Web: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/research/
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