SpamAssassin - Setup.
Step 1.
Installing the SpamAssassin CPAN utility. You will need to do this
as root.
$ su -
Once you have root privileges invoke cpan.
# perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan>
Now install with prerequisites policy set to ask.
cpan> o conf prerequisites_policy ask
cpan> install Mail::SpamAssassin
You will get lots of output as the necessary modules are downloaded and
compiled and installed.
Step 2.
Configuration.
Edit the following "/etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf"
Here is a look at my file
$ cat /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf
# This is the right place to customize your installation of SpamAssassin.
#
# See 'perldoc Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf' for details of what can be
# tweaked.
#
###########################################################################
#
# rewrite_subject 0
# report_safe 1
# trusted_networks 212.17.35.
#
# Below added from book
# You may want to set this to 5, then, work your way down.
# Currently I have this 3
required_hits 3
# This determines how spam is reported. Currently safe email is reported
# in the message.
report_safe 1
# The will rewrite the tag of the spam message.
rewrite_subject 1
# By default, SpamAssassin will run RBL checks. If your ISP already
# does this, set this to 1.
skip_rbl_checks 0
Step 3.
Update .procmail.
You should update the .procmail file as follows. Here is my /home/chirico/.procmail file.
$ cat /home/chirico/.procmailrc
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail
DEFAULT=/var/spool/mail/chirico
LOGFILE=/home/chirico/MailBAG
MYHOME=/home/chirico
# Must have folder MailTRASH
TRASH=/home/chirico/MailTRASH
# Will get everything from this mail
:0
* ^From:.*
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$DEFAULT
# Spamassassin
:0fw
* <300000
|/usr/local/bin/spamassassin
Reference:
http://pm-doc.sourceforge.net/
