= Want to start using SpamAssassin? =

Spam``Assassin 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 Spam``Assassin
    * 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
    * [[http://blog.netweblogic.com/linux/mail/qmail-scanner-linux-plesk/|SpamAssassin with Qmail-Scanner]] - Integrate SA into Qmail-Scanner on a Linux PLESK server.
    * [[http://blog.netweblogic.com/linux/mail/filter-spam-folder-procmail-qmail-plesk/|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 Spam``Assassin 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
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  * ImportantInitialConfigItems - A brief list of configuration options you should set when you first install.

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