MS/SA Installed - How is it working?

[Greg Borders]

Daniel Straka wrote:
> This kind of goes along with Chris Yuzik's post "spam getting through
> without even being checked" (see below).
>
> So I've got MS running with SA. It seems to be doing OK, but how do I
> know?
>  Yes, I bought the book.
> I would like to know...
> How to tell if MS is running well?
> How to tell if SA running well?
> What maintenance is required?
> When should I tweak MS?
> When should I tweak SA?
> What are essential SA tweaks?
> How do I tweak SA?
> How about a MS/SA crash course (tips) from the experts?
>
>
>   
>>>> Chris Yuzik <itdept at fractalweb.com> 10/12/2006 1:04 PM >>>
>>>>         
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We're now having a problem where (blatant!) spam is getting through our
>
> server, apparently without even being checked by MailScanner. Our
> custom 
> headers haven't been added and this is VERY spammy. That said, a lot of
>
> spam is being blocked by MailScanner.
>
> I'm not sure how to troubleshoot this. Help!
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>   
I too had a sudden rash of excessive spam, but I soon discovered it was 
related to the "k"  "000" bug, in Std release 4.56.7.  The 
MailScanner.conf  line Max SpamAssassin Size needs to have the zeroes. 
Or patch it with Jules update. Fixed the sudden sneaking thru spams 
really quick.

Greg. Borders
Sys. Admin.
JLC Co.

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