also sprach Andy Saxena <andyML@nyc.rr.com> [2002.09.16.0007 +0200]:
> I have noticed that when I use FM + PM + SA, the delivery of the email
> is considerably slow. Running top only registers Spamassassin running
> intermittently. I know the network connection is not slow because
> fetching email without running it through Spamassassin works at the rate
> of approximately 1-2 emails per second. With Spamassassin that slows
> down to an email every 20 to 60 seconds irrespective of the size of the
> message.
spamassassin is doing network-based checks, isn't it? these take
a while.
If you want some speed gains, look into the spamd/spamc combo instead
of /usr/bin/spamassassin.
> Could it be that I am missing some sort of a locking mechanism here? Is
> it possible to download all email first, and then route it through
> Procmail and Spamassassin?
Is fetchmail delivering to procmail or your local MTA? check the "mda"
configuration...
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