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title: 'Razor2 Settings'
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam/plugin-settings/razor2'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam/plugin-settings/razor2.md'
date: '2026-09-22'
description: 'Use razor2 - use_razor2 Whether to use Razor2, if it is available. Default: 1 Razor fork - razor_fork Instead of running Razor2 synchronously, fork separate process for it and read the results in later (similar to async DNS lookups). Increases throughput. Default: 0 Razor timeout - razor_timeout Ho…'
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[](#)  [ Basics ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/)     [ Settings ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings)     [ Antispam ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam)     [ Plugin Settings ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam/plugin-settings)      Razor2 Settings    

# Razor2 Settings

**Use razor2** - `use_razor2`
Whether to use Razor2, if it is available.
Default: 1

**Razor fork** - `razor_fork`
Instead of running Razor2 synchronously, fork separate process for it and read the results in later (similar to async DNS lookups). Increases throughput.
Default: 0

**Razor timeout** - `razor_timeout`
How many seconds you wait for Razor to complete before you go on without the results.
Default: 5

**Razor config** - `razor_config`
Full path to the razor configuration file. Please note that only characters in the range \[0-9A-Za-z ,.\_/-\] are allowed for security reasons.
Default: /etc/mail/spamassassin/.razor/razor-agent.conf

## Related Pages

- [Razor2](https://docs.danami.com/warden/user-guide/antispam-plugins/razor2 "Razor2")

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-razor2)

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