FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Frequently Asked Questions

See also FixingErrors.

• Really frequently asked questions

  • SpamAssassin is killing my server, and I use downloaded rulesets: FasterPerformance, OutOfMemoryProblems

  • Spam is getting through. How can I get new rules to improve the hit-rate? RunningSaUpdate

  • I'm getting a lot of "backscatter" / bounce messages / undeliverable email notices / etc. regarding mail I didn't send. How can I block them? VBounceRuleset

• What's new?

  • When is the next version going to be out? NextRelease

  • SpamAssassin publicity: InTheNews

• I'm not a spammer!

  • How can I avoid our newsletters being marked as spam?: AvoidingFpsForSenders

• How does it work?

  • How are the scores assigned?: HowScoresAreAssigned

  • Does SpamAssassin filter email-borne viruses as well as spam?: FilteringViruses

  • What is the history of SpamAssassin?: SpamAssassinHistory

  • Why are the number of stars rounded down yet the score is rounded normally?: RoundingIssues

  • Why use rules? Statistical filters are the future!: WhyUseRules

  • Shouldn't the rules be kept secret?: PublicRules

• Using SpamAssassin...

  • How do I report spam? ReportingSpam

  • How to filter spam mail in Outlook Express: OeFilter

  • How can I mark as spam all messages that contain a Windows executable?: MarkingAllWindowsExecutables

  • I'm seeing error messages! How do I fix them?: FixingErrors

  • What debug channels are available?: DebugChannels

• Installation and configuration...

  • I sent myself spam and it didn't work / How do I test SpamAssassin?: TestingInstallation

  • How do I get SpamAssassin to delete spam and is it a good idea?: DeletingAllMailsMarkedSpam

  • Where should I put local-system-specific rules or configuration options?: WhereDoLocalSettingsGo

  • How can I change the way SpamAssassin marks up messages it considers to be spam??: ChangingMarkup

  • I want to run SpamAssassin for my large site. What specification of mail server do I need?: SitewideServerSpec

  • How can I get SpamAssassin to run faster?: FasterPerformance

  • How do I tell whether rules in my user_prefs file are active?: UserPrefRuleTest

  • I upgraded to SpamAssassin 3.0.x and suddenly subject rewriting stopped working!: SubjectRewrite

  • How can I install SpamAssassin on Windows? InstallingOnWindows

  • How do I use SpamAssassin with SQL? UsingSQL

  • How do I send data to a SeparateLogFile ?

  • What tools are available to help me see which rules are hitting and how efficient those rules are? StatsAndAnalyzers

  • How do I setup Mutt to use procmail and SpamAssassin?: UsingMutt

• Want to contribute?

  • I've got some wonderful new rules that would help classify mail messages! How do I contribute them?: ContributingNewRules

  • I have a great idea for an anti-phishing rule, detecting links that claim to be linking to a different URL than their real target!: AntiPhishFakeUrlRule

  • I get lots of spam from a program called "The Bat!", so I want to write a rule to block it. Is this a good idea?: DontBlockTheBat

  • A spam message got through! Can I send it to you so you can update the filters?: DoYouWantMySpam

  • A non-spam message got flagged as spam. Should I send it to you?: DoYouWantMyHam

  • Something more direct / "tangible"? The CREDITS file has some more information per-developer, and/or also consider contributing directly to the ASF. (thanks, it's much appreciated!)

• More questions?

  • Where should I ask questions that aren't answered here?: AskingQuestions

  • How do I report a bug?: ReportingBugs

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