On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:18:20 -0400
Dennis German wrote:
> On Aug 26, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Grant Peel wrote:
> ...
> ~/.spamassassin/bayes* files had grown to 1.5 GB
> > I have put:
> > use_bayes 0
> > bayes_auto_learn0
> > bayes_auto_expire 1
> > bayes_expiry_max_db_size 5
> > in the local.cf file, and restarted spamd.
> >
> > The database did not appear to trim, so I tried: sa-learn -u
> > "user" -D --force-expire and the database is still 1.5 GB.
> > I know I am doing something(s) incorrect, but can't figure out what.
> > How do I properly trim the offending file(s)?
> > Is there a command to trim all databases (sers) on the box?
> > Any advice would be appreciated. Spamassassin 3.2.5, FreeBSD 8.0
> > -Grant
> >
> I believe that bayes_seen is a perl hash and will not be reduced in
> size by deleting entries. The only way to reduce it's size is to have
> a program read the current file, entry by entry and output to a new
> file. This will not copy deleted entries and the output will be
> significantly smaller. I don't know of any program, but if there is
> interest I might write one. Dennis German
>
It's straightforward to do it with backup and restore, but the problem
is that that there is no time field. You might just as well delete
the file periodically.
