Les Mikesell wrote: > Sendmail + MimeDefang is probably the most efficient combination but > spamassassin is the real resource hog wherever it runs. No disagreement there. It *is* the most problematic and time consuming portion of my entire SMTP application. ~5 seconds is about the average time to scan an email. Spamassasin's also susceptible to it's bayesian filter databases becoming corrupted, which causes untold havoc until you rebuild them with a two huge directories full of alternatively SPAM and HAM. Peter -- Peter Serwe <peter at infostreet dot com> http://www.infostreet.com "The only true sports are bullfighting, mountain climbing and auto racing." -Earnest Hemingway "Because everything else requires only one ball." -Unknown "Do you wanna go fast or suck?" -Mike Kojima "There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love." -Sir Stirling Moss