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IRC

Introduction

#spamassassin is an IRC channel hosted at [http://www.freenode.net/ freenode] dedicated to online discussion with other SpamAssassin users. Now and again, the developers have also been known to chat about development issues on the channel.

Freenode [http://www.freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml servers] include irc.us.freenode.net, irc.eu.freenode.net, etc. To join, you need an IRC client such as [http://www.xchat.org/ xchat], [http://www.irssi.org/ irssi], or [http://www.bitchx.org/ bitchx].

Basic rules

  • Before asking a question:

    • check [http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin]

    • check the [http://spamassassin.apache.org/doc.html documentation], especially [http://spamassassin.apache.org/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf] if the answer is probably an option

    • use [http://www.google.com/ Google] or any other search engine of your choice

  • Don't ask to ask, be patient, and state your problem clearly and specifically. Don't speak in vague terms, say exactly what your problem is and what you're trying to do.
  • If you're using a front-end for SpamAssassin (such as Amavisd, MailScanner, or spamass-milter) instead of using the "spamassassin" script or "spamc" tool directly, then try to reproduce the issue with just those apps first. The issue may lie with the front-end instead of SpamAssassin itself.

  • In general, you're better off asking questions on [wiki:MailingLists the 'users' mailing list] instead of IRC; the IRC channel is a secondary forum, and infrequently monitored. If you do ask on IRC, and nobody answers, don't keep asking – it's likely that nobody who's on the channel knows the answer, and you'd be better off asking the list.

  • Use [http://sial.org/pbot/spamassassin/ the pastebot] instead of pasting/flooding.

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