Spamassasin timing Out

[Jason Cormie]

> What does your maillog say about it?

When I restart mailscanner it comes up, sits at scanning first 100 messages
then spamassassin times out

mailscanner continues to run and eat processor and memory

below is a segment of todays logs
at 15:38 I started mailscanner up with spamassassin enabled
at 16:35 I stopped it, waited a bit, started it without spamassassin

Jan  9 15:38:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[13733]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 3.26-1 starting.
Jan  9 15:38:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[13733]: Configuring mailscanner for
Exim mailer...
Jan  9 15:38:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[13733]: Using locktype = posix
Jan  9 15:38:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[13733]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock
subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Jan  9 15:38:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: ECS MailScanner setting GID to
mail (8)
Jan  9 15:38:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: ECS MailScanner setting UID to
mail (8)
Jan  9 15:38:31 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Startup: found 3 messages
waiting
Jan  9 15:38:31 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanning 3 messages, 15079
bytes
Jan  9 15:39:12 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanned 3 messages, 15079 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 15:39:12 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanning 8 messages, 88547
bytes
Jan  9 15:41:45 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanned 8 messages, 88547 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 15:41:45 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanning 28 messages, 395670
bytes
Jan  9 15:48:54 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanned 28 messages, 395670
bytes in 1 seconds
Jan  9 15:48:55 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanning 86 messages, 813639
bytes
Jan  9 15:51:19 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: SpamAssassin timed out and was
killed, consecutive failure 1 of 10
Jan  9 16:10:11 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanned 86 messages, 813639
bytes in 5 seconds
Jan  9 16:10:15 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanning 100 messages, 830555
bytes
Jan  9 16:13:55 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: SpamAssassin timed out and was
killed, consecutive failure 1 of 10
Jan  9 16:30:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanned 100 messages, 830555
bytes in 7 seconds
Jan  9 16:30:07 uadspa01 mailscanner[13734]: Scanning 100 messages, 1024265
bytes
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18520]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 3.26-1 starting.
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18520]: Configuring mailscanner for
Exim mailer...
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18520]: Using locktype = posix
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18520]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock
subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: ECS MailScanner setting GID to
mail (8)
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: ECS MailScanner setting UID to
mail (8)
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Startup: found 516 messages
waiting
Jan  9 16:35:00 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 100 messages, 1024265
bytes
Jan  9 16:35:07 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 100 messages, 1024265
bytes in 7 seconds
Jan  9 16:35:14 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 100 messages, 1611938
bytes
Jan  9 16:35:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 100 messages, 1611938
bytes in 7 seconds
Jan  9 16:35:25 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 100 messages, 689528
bytes
Jan  9 16:35:36 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Detected Microsoft-specific
exploits in 18WfHz-0004Et-00
Jan  9 16:35:37 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Found 1 viruses in messages
18WfHz-0004Et-00
Jan  9 16:35:37 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 100 messages, 689528
bytes in 11 seconds
Jan  9 16:35:37 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Saved entire message to
/var/spool/mailscanner/quarantine/20030109/18WfHz-0004Et-00
Jan  9 16:35:38 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Notified uadspa01 at abertay.ac.uk
about 1 infections
Jan  9 16:35:42 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 100 messages, 1291793
bytes
Jan  9 16:35:53 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 100 messages, 1291793
bytes in 11 seconds
Jan  9 16:35:57 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 100 messages, 3287604
bytes
Jan  9 16:36:05 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 100 messages, 3287604
bytes in 8 seconds
Jan  9 16:36:07 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 33 messages, 772701
bytes
Jan  9 16:36:08 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 33 messages, 772701
bytes in 1 seconds
Jan  9 16:36:19 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 5277 bytes

Jan  9 16:36:21 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 5277 bytes
in 2 seconds
Jan  9 16:36:27 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 4327 bytes

Jan  9 16:36:27 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 4327 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:36:32 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 11562
bytes
Jan  9 16:36:32 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 11562 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:36:53 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 2713 bytes

Jan  9 16:36:55 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 2713 bytes
in 2 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:10 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 9386 bytes

Jan  9 16:37:10 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 9386 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:15 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 3332 bytes

Jan  9 16:37:15 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 3332 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:20 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 2 messages, 6956 bytes

Jan  9 16:37:20 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 2 messages, 6956 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:25 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 4 messages, 16826
bytes
Jan  9 16:37:26 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 4 messages, 16826 bytes
in 1 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:31 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 2 messages, 8660 bytes

Jan  9 16:37:31 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 2 messages, 8660 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:36 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 4 messages, 35121
bytes
Jan  9 16:37:36 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 4 messages, 35121 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:42 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 3 messages, 14442
bytes
Jan  9 16:37:42 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 3 messages, 14442 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:47 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 5 messages, 22115
bytes
Jan  9 16:37:47 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 5 messages, 22115 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:52 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 3397 bytes

Jan  9 16:37:52 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 3397 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:57 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 2 messages, 23587
bytes
Jan  9 16:37:58 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 2 messages, 23587 bytes
in 1 seconds
Jan  9 16:37:58 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 2942 bytes

Jan  9 16:37:58 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 2942 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:03 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 2 messages, 6947 bytes

Jan  9 16:38:03 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 2 messages, 6947 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:08 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 3 messages, 12991
bytes
Jan  9 16:38:09 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 3 messages, 12991 bytes
in 1 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:14 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 3 messages, 13782
bytes
Jan  9 16:38:14 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 3 messages, 13782 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:19 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 3 messages, 15573
bytes
Jan  9 16:38:20 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 3 messages, 15573 bytes
in 1 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:25 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 6 messages, 69217
bytes
Jan  9 16:38:25 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 6 messages, 69217 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:35 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 5 messages, 20344
bytes
Jan  9 16:38:35 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 5 messages, 20344 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:35 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 2157 bytes

Jan  9 16:38:36 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 2157 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:41 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 2157 bytes

Jan  9 16:38:41 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 1 messages, 2157 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:46 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 4 messages, 17190
bytes
Jan  9 16:38:46 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanned 4 messages, 17190 bytes
in 0 seconds
Jan  9 16:38:46 uadspa01 mailscanner[18521]: Scanning 1 messages, 4451 bytes