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Re: [PLUG] SpamAssassin on Redhat
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Oh... so trying to do this on a mail relay will not work using this product.
Since there is not a specific mail box it delivers to, procmail doesn't
actually get to touch the mail at all. BUmmer.
Thanks for the info.
Kam.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur S. Alexion" <arthur@alexion.com>
To: "Philly Linux Users Group" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] SpamAssassin on Redhat
> On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 12:34, Kam Salisbury wrote:
> > Something cool about Redhat 8.0 is that SpamAssassin is now a part of
the
> > distribution. However, the neat-O factor stops there because it is not
setup
> > to work straight from the default install.
> >
> > Anyone with experience setting up SpamAssassin and Sendmail? The deault
> > install has it running in a spamd configuration.
>
> That's supposed to be the most efficient.
>
> >
> > Do I have to write a procmail (milter) for using SpamAssassin? I know
where
> > to get one on the net but it does not look like an implementation of
> > SpamAssassin but rather somthing else entirely.
>
> If you are using fetchmail/procmail that's the way to do it. If you are
> using an ISP's POP (like I am), you can set up the filters in your mail
> client. I've got it working in Kmail and Evolution. If you use either
> of these, I can give you the filter criteria I used.
>
>
> >
> > My goal is to have SpamAssassin tag the SPAM as it transits a mail
relay. Of
> > course I am implementing RSS (rbl) as well in sendmail 8.12
>
> By default, Spamassassin tags mail, and you can then manipulate it
> however you want. I run it through spamc with the -c parameter. If its
> spam, it returns "1", and "0" if not. My filters shoot 1s into a spam
> folder. Out of the box, very few false positives. You can fine tune it
> by editing ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs. The user_prefs file has its own
> man page. For a while I kept the file open in an editor while I check
> my mail and adjusted my whitelists and blacklists.
>
>
> I'm very please with it.
>
> >
> > Any help appreciated...
> >
> >
> > 011010110110000101101101
> >
> > Kam Salisbury
> > MCSE, Linux+, CNA -- Believer in Open Source.
> > http://www.kamsalisbury.com
> >
> > ps. Anyone wanting a bunch of Lords of Acid stickers, a button, a CD
from
> > PragaKahn and a few postcards from the band just contact me off the
list. I
> > don't want to trash these items... maybe we can work out something (ala'
I
> > can bring them to the next PLUG or you can pay postal to your address)
> >
> >
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