spamc[5442]: connect to spamd on ::1 failed, retrying (#1 of 3): Connection refused

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mister_v
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spamc[5442]: connect to spamd on ::1 failed, retrying (#1 of 3): Connection refused

Post by mister_v »

I have several of the following meesages in /var/log/mail.err.

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 spamc[5442]: connect to spamd on ::1 failed, retrying (#1 of 3): Connection refused
anyone know the cause of this ?
chris
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Re: spamc[5442]: connect to spamd on ::1 failed, retrying (#1 of 3): Connection refused

Post by chris »

you are trying to connect to the spamd daemon on IPv6.
Probably only IPv4 is working.

configure spamassassin to only use IPv4
Add in file /etc/mail/spamassassin/spamc.conf:

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-d 127.0.0.1
This worked for me.
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