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  1. #1
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    need to restart spamassassin after modifying rules?

    Hi - I'm using a setup on many servers that is pretty much sendmail + mailscanner + spamassassin + sophos (mailscanner calls spamassassin and sophos)

    My question is, if I modify /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf or place a new file in /etc/mail/spamassassin - do i need to restart mail scanner or are those config files re-read every time an email is processed (which would appear to be a waste of resources?)

    Thanks
    Avi B

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    Assuming you are running spamd, you will need to restart it everytime you modify the rules.

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    I beleive it is spamd - alright thanks
    Avi B

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    Why don't you just restart the whole exim server with

    service exim restart

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    Originally posted by DiBellaweb
    Why don't you just restart the whole exim server with

    service exim restart
    As stated in my first post, I'm running sendmail not exim...

    *EDIT* - Didn't intend to offend anyone
    Last edited by MaB; 05-31-2004 at 11:07 PM.
    Avi B

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    MaB-
    Your reponse to DiBellaweb was unnecessary.
    Arrogance is a non starter.

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    sawbuck -

    While I didn't try to come off rude, it is not like my post was a page long - I asked a straight forward question - DiBellaweb wrote a reply without even reading the thread.
    Avi B

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    Okay i thought it was exim because spamd is integrated into the exim restart command.

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    I'm sorry about that - If it came off as such, I didn't intend to be harsh...
    Avi B

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    It is alright now that you have found the solution.

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    Thank you for appreciating that most of us are here to help but also learn.
    Still waiting to meet the person that knows it "all".

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