SA Timed Out (Redux)

[Chris Trudeau]

Yep...

SpamAssassin Timeout = 40

Using DCC/Razor and RBL checks...any ideas on how to determine if these
are timing out?  Its weird that in batches of multiple emails...only one
message will result in the timed out message...

Any ideas about that?  FWIW...I have a MailScanner 4.23/SA 2.55 machine
right next to it...on the SAME pipe...that is not experiencing these
problems...identical configurations...

CT

P.S.  I would rather messages that timeout...then get re-queued...and
re-scanned...seems to me that a default timed out resulting in delivery
would present an avenue for a DOS against SA...SPAMMERS could
say...hmmm...all we have to do it cause SA to timeout...and everyone
using it...would DELIVER our messages....hmmmm.....I could be and am
likely wrong...



-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
Behalf Of Kevin Spicer
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:24 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: SA Timed Out (Redux)

On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 23:08, Chris Trudeau wrote:

> Is it safe to assume that if SA times out, mailscanner delivers?  Why
>would
> that be?

Because its better to deliver some spam than to stop delivering mail or
dump legitimate mail.

Odds are the problem is network checks timing out.  Review the RBL
checks its using, check DCC/ Pyzor/ Razor are working if you use them.

Also check that SpamAssassin Timeout = 40 in MailScanner.conf






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