StartUsing

Want to start using SpamAssassin?

SpamAssassin runs on a server, and filters spam before it reaches your mailbox. It has been used by nearly every known mail delivery system. Install it yourself today...

I run a mail server

• UsedViaProcmail: Using Procmail with SpamAssassin

• Make use of other anti-spam projects: DnsBlocklists (using DNSBLs), UsingDcc, UsingRazor, and UsingPyzor.

• IntegratedInMta: built into the whole mail-delivery process in the Mail Transfer Agent (sendmail, Exim, Postfix, etc.)

• UsingSiteWide: more about using SpamAssassin site-wide

• SpamAssassin with Qmail-Scanner - Integrate SA into Qmail-Scanner on a Linux PLESK server.

• Spam folder with Procmail - Use procmail to filter spam into a seperate folder server-wide.

I have an account on a server

• SingleUserUnixInstall: single-user installation on a typical Unix account

• UsedViaProcmail: run from the traditional UNIX .procmailrc file

• MailProxy: as a proxy server

• Run against a RemoteImapFolder

• Run against a Remote POP3 Mailbox using dispam http://gentoo-portage.com/mail-filter/disspam .

I have an account on a server, spamassassin is already running but

• I don't like how it decides what is spam and what is ham.

1. examine x-Spam headers in several emails to see how spamassassin is evaluating them

   • on a shared server with a web interface like cPanel:

     • use the spamassassin panels to view the current configuration.

     • RECORD ALL settings on the various panels.

   • with shell access:

     • ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs contains the user customization configuration.

     • cp ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs_original

2. Make a small adjustment to the score on one of the rules.

3. Go back to step 1

• Additional information regarding user_prefs can be found at

  • http://Real-World-Systems.com/docs/spamassassin_conf.html

Can I just buy something?

• Sure. Many commercial ThirdPartySoftware products use SpamAssassin internally.

Can I use Spam``Assassin on other systems

• On Mac OS X: UsingOnOsx

• On Mac OS X Server: SpamAssassin_on_Mac_OS_X_Server

• On Windows: UsingOnWindows

---

• ImportantInitialConfigItems - A brief list of configuration options you should set when you first install.

---

CategoryFaq CategoryInstall