queries abt mailscanner MRTG

[Kevin Spicer]

On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 07:37, Simon Something wrote:
> but i see something in the mailscanner graph i am confused
>
> 1) the 2nd graph SPAM IDENDIFIED DAILY GRAPH SAYS:
>
> Current spam caught(total)   139 messages
> cureent Spam caught by MTA rules 0.0 messages
>
> i have in MS.conf files for spam actions to rebounce
>
> does this mean that my users are gettin the spam but i do see in maillog
> that action is rebounce
> do i have to have any other rules
No, all it means is that MailScanner found spam, the graph does not care
what happens to that spam.
BTW  please do not bounce spam, its pointless and an irritation for the
innocent senders who have had their addresses forged.

>
> and the second graph
>
> SPAM RATIO DAILY GRAPH
>
> shows me
>
> current total spam 99.0 percent
> curent spam blocked by MTA 0.0 percent

You have a very low traffic server, therefore in any five minute period
(particularly overnight) its possible that all mail received in a period
is all spam, your graph shows this fluctuating wildly, which is what I
would expect with a low mail throughput.





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