Read carefully. Simscan is the software encharged to call spamassassin and clamav to scan each email.
Spamassassin does not delete or reject any emails, it scans it and mark as spam depending on the score required by local.cf. Then Simscan does what you specify at its own config file. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Cecil Yother, Jr. <c...@yother.com> wrote: > Now, I'm thoroughly confused. What is the purpose of Simscan then if > the file has already been scanned? If spamassassin rejects it at 5 > what would Simscan ever do when it's set to 12? > > On 01/20/2011 09:51 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > > On 01/20/2011 10:39 AM, Maxwell Smart wrote: > >> > >> That's what I meant. When Simscan is run it starts spamd to scan based > >> on the hits number in the simcontrol file and then if it passes that > >> spamassassin scans it again using the local .cf file. Is that correct? > > > > No. spamassassin only scans once. simscan applies spam_hits *after* > > spamassassin is done scanning. > > > >> Basically Simscan is a gatekeeper/bouncer. If you don't get past Simscan > >> you don't get the patdown by spamassassin. > > > > Not exactly. Simscan only rejects based on the result of the scanners > > that it invokes. local.cf comes first, then spam_hits. > > > >> > >> On 01/20/2011 09:32 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >>> No. simscan does no scanning. It simply takes action (rejects some > >>> messages) based on the result of scanners that in invokes (clamav and > >>> spamassassin). > >> > > > > > > -- > Cecil Yother, Jr. "cj" > cj's > 2318 Clement Ave > Alameda, CA 94501 > > tel 510.865.2787 | http://yother.com > Check out the new Volvo classified resource http://www.volvoclassified.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group ( > www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and > packages. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > > >
