pyzor functionality

[Billy A. Pumphrey]

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> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of David Lee
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:00 AM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: pyzor functionality
> 
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Martin Hepworth wrote:
> 
> > Erik van der Leun wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On several servers, PYZOR seems to work every now and then...
> > > I can't seem to find a reason why... no errormessages when
checking
> with
> > > --lint
> > >
> > > To be honest, I don't have much of a clue...
> > >
> > > What would be a good way of testing whether the online request
gets a
> > > proper answer?
> > > [...]
> > > # spamassassin --lint -D 2>&1 | grep -i pyzor
> > > [16257] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_pyzor.cf
> > > [16257] dbg: plugin: loading Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Pyzor
from
> @INC
> > > [16257] dbg: pyzor: network tests on, attempting Pyzor
> > > [16257] dbg: plugin: registered
> > > Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Pyzor=HASH(0x158ffe00)
> > > [16257] dbg: plugin: registering glue method for check_pyzor
> > > (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Pyzor=HASH(0x158ffe00))
> > > [16257] dbg: pyzor: pyzor is available: /usr/bin/pyzor
> > > [16257] dbg: pyzor: opening pipe: /usr/bin/pyzor check <
> > > /tmp/.spamassassin16257UZ6Czhtmp
> > > [16257] dbg: pyzor: killed stale helper [16322]
> > > [16257] dbg: pyzor: [16322] terminated: exit=0x000f
> > > [16257] dbg: pyzor: check timed out after 5 seconds
> > >
> > Erik
> >
> > I'd echo what Steve S just said. remove it from your configs.
> 
> But pyzor is a useful item in the spam/ham discrimination battle, and
nice
> to keep if reasonably possible.
> 
> A few weeks ago there was a thread here on the MailScanner list which
> suggested that the default pyzor server was in some sort of long-term
> trouble, but that someone else was maintaining another pyzor server.
> See:
>    http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2006-
> September/065292.html
> 
> So before removing pyzor, it might be worth trying that alternative
> server.  You probably have a ".pyzor" directory (possible in root's
home
> directory) containing a file "servers", itself containing the old
IP:port
> as "66.250.40.33:24441".  The new one seems to be
"82.94.255.100:24441".
> 
> (The issue of local trust of, and reliance upon, such remote services
> (whether pyzor, Razor, DCC, the various RBLs etc.) is another
matter...)
> 
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Noted.  I updated mine and the path you gave was correct.  I also
thought that there was a pyzor2?  I guess that is just razor2 that I am
thinking of.



Billy Pumphrey
IT Manager
Wooden & McLaughlin
http://www.billypumphrey.com

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