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.
- 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
- on a shared server with a web interface like cPanel:
- Make a small adjustment to the score on one of the rules.
- Go back to step 1 Additional information regarding user_prefs can be found at
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.
