From: Dennis Teel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > At 08:05 AM 8/15/2006, you wrote: > > > > Dennis Teel wrote: > > > Is anyone out there using spampd? I've been trying to setup a > > > Spamassassin relay mail server and I'm really having performance > > > issues. Our incoming MTA is averaging about 3 message per second. I > > > would think that Spamassassin could keep up with that just fine. Is > > > anyone else having problems with spampd and performance? > > > > What are the specs on your server? What options do you use with > > spamd? > > > > SA tends to be a memory hog. The more add-on rulesets and plugins you > > use, the bigger each process becomes. Usually, the limiting factor > > for SA is memory, not CPU speed. Check your memory usage when the > > system becomes slow. If it's swapping, lower the number of spamd > > children, restart spamd and continue monitoring. > > I'm not using spamd, I'm using spampd: > http://www.worlddesign.com/index.cfm/rd/mta/spampd.htm
Interesting. I haven't used that program, but based on the description, it should have the same type of memory requirements as spamd, so my suggestions still apply. -- Bowie
