Topic: SpamFilter Slows My Outgoing Emails, Why?

[DexterUS]

Can anyone tell me why sending emails in Eudora is so much slower than before I installed the SME SpamFilter with the new SpamAssassinV3 engine on SME 6.0?

It takes about 30 seconds to send a message where as before it would take 1 second.

All I get is the message "Connecting to the Mail Server" in Eudora.

What can I do to speed this sending messages process up?

Thanks!
Dexter

[raem]

Did you enable RBL Lists & how many of them ?

Did you have RBL enabled before installing the spam filter panel ?

Highly likely your local IP is being subjected to RBL List lookups & slowing the email sending.
See this thread for further info & possible fix.

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=26772.0

[DexterUS]

Hi Ray,

Yes, I had too many RBLs installed and now I only have one Spamhaus BUT I still get a lot of spam.

Whay does Spam Assassin/SpamFilter check the RBLs to SEND a message?  I thought these RBLs were for RECIEVING emails?  I read the steps for a fix but I am confused.  Can you tell me what to do in laymans terms? Still trying to learn as much as I can.

Thanks!
Dexter

[raem]

DexterUS

> Whay does Spam Assassin/SpamFilter check the RBLs to SEND a message?


smtpfront-qmail/mailfront check both incoming and outgoing mail, obviously the need to check outgoing is a waste of time as you trust your own IP.

> Can you tell me what to do in laymans terms?

I gave you the thread to read above, look for my post of
20 Apr 2005 19:19
which starts with:
I was prompted to try the sme 7.0alpha6 rpm
e-smith-mailfront-1.5.2-03.noarch.rpm
on a 6.0 box with Mitel updates to get the later functionality.

[DexterUS]

Hi Ray,

Thanks for the post! I think that I will keep what I have since it does not sound like it has been tested and I am too new to fix it if I break it.

If you feel 99% sure that it will work with my Spam Assissin install, then I will attempt it but I am still nervous.

Thanks for all you do!
Dexter

[DexterUS]

Hi Ray,

One more question?

If Spamhaus blocks the most spam, what would be the 2nd and 3rd best RBL spam blockers?

Thanks!
Dexter

[raem]

DexterUS

It really depends on the type (sources) of spam you receive and how "tough" you want to be.

Gordon Rowell recommended these on devinfo list & I also did in the HOWTO:
sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
whois.rfc-ignorant.org
dnsbl.njabl.org
relays.ordb.org

I would include
dnsbl.sorbs.net
although entries on that list are probably on dnsbl.njabl.org
So you could pick either one.
On my server I see the majority of entries for rbl rejected spam are on the spamhaus & sorbs lists.

[DexterUS]

Yes!

That worked just fine!

Thanks!
Dexter