I've noticed on a few occasions recently than when a large message is deferred on a rule (length > 2MB) then until it is processed subsequent messages are also deferred for no good reason (length about 7kB). There are no other defer rules. This is an example of what is happening: Commencing at Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:32:36 < +OK Hello there. > USER ... < +OK Password required. > PASS ... < +OK logged in. > STAT < +OK 1 2304824 > UIDL < +OK < 1 UID149578-1168720018 < . > LIST 1 < +OK 1 2304824 > TOP 1 10 < +OK headers follow. < Return-path: <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> < Envelope-to: ricp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx < Delivery-date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:31:02 +0000 < Received: from [212.159.7.103] (helo=mx.pcl-ipin04.plus.net) [snip] < Subject: 50th Anniversary < < This is a multi-part message in MIME format. < --------------050703000201040302090400 < Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed < Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit < < Hope you will be with us? < < --------------050703000201040302090400 < Content-Type: image/jpeg; < name="IMG_0415 mod.jpg" < . Message 1 deferred on rule 1: DEFER Length > 2000000 Length = 2304824 From: Colin Ward <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: 50th Anniversary Message-ID: <49AD4C64.1070609@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > QUIT < +OK Bye-bye. Messages accepted on rules: 0 Messages accepted by default: 0 Headers downloaded on rules: 0 Messages deleted: 0 Messages deferred: 1 Messages diverted: 0 Terminating at Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:32:38 Some spam messages are correctly deleted. Then some time later: Commencing at Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:57:36 < +OK Hello there. > USER ... < +OK Password required. > PASS ... < +OK logged in. > STAT < +OK 2 2310962 > UIDL < +OK < 1 UID149578-1168720018 < 2 UID149580-1168720018 < . Message 1 deferred on rule 1: Process Marked Message UIDL: UID149578-1168720018 From: Colin Ward <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: 50th Anniversary *** message 1 was deferred earlier. Rule 1 is DEFER Length > 2000000 message 2 now gets deferred on the same rule, but !AntiSpam believes it is marked and defers it. message 2 should be accepted on rule 26 Message 2 deferred on rule 1: Process Marked Message UIDL: UID149580-1168720018 From: "marjen146" <Margaret_clements146@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [windsor-maidenhead-freecycle] Offered: Rolls of party streamers - Cox Green > QUIT < +OK Bye-bye. Messages accepted on rules: 0 Messages accepted by default: 0 Headers downloaded on rules: 0 Messages deleted: 0 Messages deferred: 2 Messages diverted: 0 Terminating at Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:57:37 Other messages are also deferred so that eventually I had to accept 9 marked messages of which only one was correctly deferred. AntiSpam 1.61.1 -- _ |_|. _ Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ |\_||_ mailto:ricp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Disclaimer: Please imagine about 50 lines of pointless clutter.