Thanks Gary, I have put
bayes_auto_expire 0 in /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf file and I have scheduled the following cronjob: 40 4 * * * sa-learn --sync --force-expire for amavis user.. Please, let me know if there's something wrong.. BR, rocsca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary V" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <amavis-user@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [AMaViS-user] About SA... > Rocco wrote: > > > Hello Gary, > > > is a few mounths that I use amavisd-new/spamassassin with DB. > > > Really, It's happening that the data size become huge.. I have executed the > > syncs/ force expire option for sa-learn.. I execute the dump-magic option > > here the output before and after launching the commands: > > > av3:~ # sa-learn -u amavis --dump magic > > > 0.000 0 474911 0 non-token data: ntokens > > > av3:~ # sa-learn -u amavis --dump magic > > av3:~ # su amavis -c 'sa-learn --sync --force-expire' > > expired old bayes database entries in 29 seconds > > 358017 entries kept, 117564 deleted > > token frequency: 1-occurrence tokens: 65.41% > > token frequency: less than 8 occurrences: 20.88% > > av3:~ # sa-learn -u amavis --dump magic > > > 0.000 0 360606 0 non-token data: ntokens > > > It's all OK or somethings does not work? > > Looks OK. You need to set up this up: > > su amavis -c 'sa-learn --sync --force-expire' > in a cron job so it runs once each day. You should have been doing > this all along. > > > Moreover, I have seen that the ntokens is much more the number you said > > below.. [160,000] How I have to do? > > Run it each day, the number should eventually drop. > > > Thanks, > > rocsca > > See: > http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.1.x/dist/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html > > "bayes_expiry_max_db_size (default: 150000) > > What should be the maximum size of the Bayes tokens database? > When expiry occurs, the Bayes system will keep either 75% of > the maximum value, or 100,000 tokens, whichever has a larger value. > 150,000 tokens is roughly equivalent to a 8Mb database file." > > I am quoting myself here: > "A couple of things > that are typically recommended for busy servers are to move Bayes to > SQL, and to disable opportunistic bayes_auto_expire, then set up a > cron job (as your vscan user) to 'sa-learn --sync --force-expire' > Bayes tokens once each day during your slowest period. Just make sure > your cron job actually works, or your Bayes files will grow forever." > > Gary V > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > AMaViS-user mailing list > AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user > AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 > AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
