Stops after RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET

[Joe Garvey]

I have been using MailScanner for about 4 years now but recently I have
been having some major problems with MailScanner/SA detecting spam.
 
It almost seems as though it stops checking after the system does a
lookup on bl.spamcop.net. If there is a positive score for
RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET then it seems as though the system stops any
other checks. The score is usually 2.188 as defined in
/usr/share/spamassassin/50_scores.cf.
 
I have also tried to increase this score by placing the following rule
in /etc/mail/spamassassin/custom.cf but it does not increase the value
score   RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET  5.5
 
I upgraded to MailScanner 4.74.13 and SA 3.2.5 and it did not make a
difference.
 
My gut feeling is that I am missing something somewhere and have been
staring at it to long.
 
Any suggestions as to where to look next?
 
Thanks
 
 	
Joe Garvey 
Information Technology Manager 
Email: garvey at pushormitchell.com
Pushor Mitchell LLP