[Mimedefang] BIG problems with mimedefang

[Matthew.van.Eerde at hbinc.com]

Lisa Casey wrote:
> To delete the bayes database do I just delete
> /var/spool/spamassassin/bayes_seen
> /var/spool/spamassassin/bayes_toks
> /var/spool/spamassassin/_seen
> /var/spool/spamassassin/_toks

Well, whatever your bayes_path is set to... (note it's not really a path, really more of a filename-prefix)

Once you get beyond a certain traffic level the BerkeleyDB implementation of the Bayes database becomes a bottleneck and you need to move to a SQL-daemon database.  This requires more memory for the SQL daemon threads (mySQL, PostgreSQL, what-have-you) but pays off in spades by eliminating file locking wait times.

So with a SQL database you can't have as many MIMEDefang threads running, but they can process mail faster so you don't have to.

Check the SpamAssassin wiki or lists to see more about SQL-based-Bayes.

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