RE: Folks using amavisd-new and SA...
Just a quick question to those that are using those two together. I have: $max_servers = 10; $max_requests = 15; in amavisd.conf. But the box's load average seems to be hovering around 2.00 all the time. Sometimes a little lower, sometimes higher. That is low for a quad CPU system. You want to keep load under 2.00 *per CPU*. Quax 500mhz Xeon, ultra 160gb disks, 1gb RAM. It's a PowerEdge 6350. What do you guys have set for max_servers & stuff and what kind of hardware? What kind of performance are you seeing? Question: how many messages per day pass through SpamAssassin? And how well have you found amavisd-new, postfix and SpamAssassin to interact? Excellent. (note: please don't tell me to switch to mailscanner yet. hah.) I never would. This setup has been working well for quite a while but I'm almost wondering if it's time to upgrade. Question: on average how long does it take amavisd-new/SpamAssassin to process a message? Has greylisting helped you out at all? It can make a hugh difference. If you decide to go with it you should look at some form of selective greylisting. I also use a short (59 second) delay. Thanks! -- Jonathan _ Dont miss your chance to WIN $10,000 and other great prizes from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0540003042mrt/direct/01/
Re: Folks using amavisd-new and SA...
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 17:38 -0700, Jonathan Nichols wrote: > Just a quick question to those that are using those two together. > > I have: > $max_servers = 10; > $max_requests = 15; > > in amavisd.conf. > > But the box's load average seems to be hovering around 2.00 all the > time. Sometimes a little lower, sometimes higher. Make sure your Postfix config allows 10 concurrent connections (master.cf): smtp-amavis unix - - n - 10 smtp If that 10 is a 2 that's the problem. > What do you guys have set for max_servers & stuff and what kind of > hardware? What kind of performance are you seeing? I have it set at 2 for a hobby server and 4 for a low-load server. > And how well have you found amavisd-new, postfix and SpamAssassin to > interact? Been running great for me for a few years. > Has greylisting helped you out at all? Yep, if your users will put up with the delay. Derek
Folks using amavisd-new and SA...
Just a quick question to those that are using those two together. I have: $max_servers = 10; $max_requests = 15; in amavisd.conf. But the box's load average seems to be hovering around 2.00 all the time. Sometimes a little lower, sometimes higher. Quax 500mhz Xeon, ultra 160gb disks, 1gb RAM. It's a PowerEdge 6350. What do you guys have set for max_servers & stuff and what kind of hardware? What kind of performance are you seeing? And how well have you found amavisd-new, postfix and SpamAssassin to interact? (note: please don't tell me to switch to mailscanner yet. hah.) This setup has been working well for quite a while but I'm almost wondering if it's time to upgrade. Has greylisting helped you out at all? Thanks! -- Jonathan