Description of problem: 
just-completed clean phoebe install. 
spamassassin won't start; spamd process goes defunct 
 
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
spamassassin-2.44-7.8.x 
 
How reproducible: 
always 
 
Steps to Reproduce: 
1. /etc/init.d/spamassassin start 
2. 
3. 
     
Actual results: 
script hangs until killed; defunct spamd process 
 
Expected results: 
spamd start 
 
Additional info: 
spamassassin-2.44-8.8.x appears to work correctly. 
 
I only tried this three times, since I was more interested in getting mail 
working than in figuring out what was going on.