Topic: Spamassassin, is it working?

[crazybob]

I am not sure if spamassassin is dooing its job. This is the header I get in an email that I consider spam

X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on server1.srdpc.com
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.8 required=5.0 tests=DCC_CHECK,MANY_EXCLAMATIONS,
   NO_REAL_NAME,PYZOR_CHECK autolearn=no version=2.63
X-Spam-Level: **

I have the configuration set to high, and want "spam" added to the subject line.

I am running SME 6.0 final, Dhe dungog antivirus contrib, and install spamassassin from http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk/

Any ideas, or anyplace else I can look for settings

Thanks

Bob

[wellsi]

Spamassassin works well for me, very little gets through despite the 100s a day that arrive.

From looking at what you posted it appears that it is working for you, just that the count was not high enough.

One comment is that you have autolearn=no.
You may want to turn this on, which can be done from the ServerManager panel (in the version I have).

You can look in /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf for the actual configuration. Although if altering anything here it would be advisable to make changes to the template.

Ian

[azche24]

Hi,

I am not sure if spamassassin is dooing its job. This is the header I get in an email that I consider spam

X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on server1.srdpc.com
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.8 required=5.0 tests=DCC_CHECK,MANY_EXCLAMATIONS,
   NO_REAL_NAME,PYZOR_CHECK autolearn=no version=2.63
X-Spam-Level: **

Your SA is working correctly. autolearn=NO does not mean that this feature is disabled, but it means, the incoming mail was not classified clearly enough as HAM or SPAM.

Just read this short lines to understand the stuff:

http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/AutolearningNotWorking

Btw: From my experience the ASSP is working better (which means more rigid to me) in office environments,  where many similar incoming and outgoing mails are going. Perhaps You try that one. But of course ASSP has quite a lot of false positives in the Beginning.

[mbachmann]

That entry about SA's autolearning clarifies the subject. Me too had not fully understood this.

[Lada]

Thanks! The mails were from people on my http://www.home-hobby.h12.ru allow list...