Question about white and blacklisting in Mailscanner

[Julian Field]

Jonas Akrouh Larsen wrote:
>
> Hi all (Jules)
>
> For some time i have been wondering if what I want to do is possible 
> with MailScanner.
>
> I use the mailwatch database for white and blacklisting.
>
> For those not using mailwatch this means I set
>
> Is Definitely Not Spam = &SQLWhitelist
>
> Is Definitely Spam = &SQLBlacklist
>
> Which makes mailscanner do a lookup to check if a mail is white or 
> blacklisted.
>
> Now what has always wondered me is why both white and blacklisted mail 
> are STILL processed through spamassin regardless of their status.
>
That should only happen if you have asked to always get a SpamAssassin 
report.
>
> My logic is: If something is blacklisted I do not want to waste 
> resources on scanning it, since it won’t be delivered anyway.
>
> The reverse can be true for some locations I guess, ie. Not wanting to 
> scan white listed mails.
>
> At the very least I think it would make sense to make it an option, so 
> those with plenty of resources to spare can keep stats etc accurate by 
> still scanning the mails.
>
> So my question is: Can I make mailscanner 4.70.7-1 do this, or is it 
> not possible do save cpu/ram/network in this way with the current code?
>
> I guess maybe Jules is the best to answer, but I’m sure somebody else 
> might know as well.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jonas A. Larsen
>

Jules

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