Bug 6059 - turn off AWL by default in 3.3.0
Summary: turn off AWL by default in 3.3.0
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Spamassassin
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Rules (Eval Tests) (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other All
: P5 enhancement
Target Milestone: 3.3.0
Assignee: SpamAssassin Developer Mailing List
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Reported: 2009-02-05 03:32 UTC by Justin Mason
Modified: 2009-03-29 15:13 UTC (History)
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Description Justin Mason 2009-02-05 03:32:13 UTC 
at this stage I don't think it's worth having on by default, given the problems it causes for disk load and out-of-control bloated db files eating lots of disk space and memory, vs the marginal gains in accuracy it provides.  let's set it off by default.
Comment 1 Matt Kettler 2009-02-05 03:57:43 UTC 
+1

Until an expiry scheme can be implemented, the AWL is not production ready.

ie: bug 3082 needs to be completed
Comment 2 Sidney Markowitz 2009-02-05 11:19:02 UTC 
I agree with both of you
Comment 3 Mark Martinec 2009-02-05 11:44:16 UTC 
I don't mind turning it off by default. To make it useful requires use of SQL,
correct trusted_networks settings, absence of blanco whitelisting of own domain,
and an occasional ditching of records with count of 1, so it should be
enabled only by a conscious decision of administrator aware of issues.

Btw, someone recently reported that a /16 network mask (two octets) for
an IP address in AWL is unfortunate for him, as his /24 netblock happens
to fall under /16 of some ISP (which does not own the complete /16 address
range). Narrowing the range to /24 (three octets) may need to be considered,
and likewise choosing and implemting a suitable mask (/48?) for IPv6 addresses.

I'll still want to use it though: coupled with auto_whitelist_distinguish_signed
enabled it can be quite effective with domains like gmail.com and yahoo.
Comment 4 Justin Mason 2009-03-29 15:13:11 UTC 
: 421...; svn commit -m "bug 6059: disable AWL by default"
Sending        rules/v310.pre
Transmitting file data .
Committed revision 759790.