Re: [SLUG] Re: spamassassin installation

From: Chris Mathey (slug@mathey.org)
Date: Sat Jun 17 2006 - 07:51:07 EDT


Eben King wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2006, Eben King wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Eben King wrote:
>>
>>> I set up and trained SA on my machine:
>>>
>>> eben@pc:~$ sa-learn --backup | head
>>> v 3 db_version # this must be the first line!!!
>>> v 386 num_spam
>>> v 942 num_nonspam
>>>
>>> But it seems not to scan some messages, which I don't understand.
>>
>>
>> OK, it looks like Postfix passes most (all?) mail through procmail,
>> but somehow SA isn't putting its mark on them. I sent myself a test
>> message, and saw this in /var/log/syslog:
>>
>> Jun 16 19:22:05 pc postfix/local[4329]: 1C04210609:
>> to=<eben@localhost>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent (delivered to
>> command: /usr/bin/procmail)
>>
>> but the message has no X-Spam headers. Hmm. Does procmail have a
>> config file that can be hosed interestingly?

I personaly like the deamonized spamd\spamc version of spamassassin.
It's more efficient and scales better. Personaly I like the integration
better than the procmail way. I bet you already have it :)
It's faily straightforward to get postfix to use it.
Here is a how too in in case you are interested:
http://www.akadia.com/services/postfix_spamassassin.html
-Chris

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