Messaging Server 6.2 and SpamAssassin 3.1.8
Hi Jay and ALL,
We are running Messaging Server 6.2 on Solaris 10.
Recently, i've integrated it with SpamAssassin 3.1.8.
We are using "Sun Java messenger express" for webmail (NOT communication express)
My option.dat file:
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spamfilter1_library=/iplanet/SUNWmsgsr/lib/libspamass.so
spamfilter1_config_file=/var/opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/spamassassin.opt
spamfilter1_optional=1
spamfilter1_string_action=data:,require "fileinto"; fileinto "spam_can";
log_connection=1
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I find this working absolutely fine. I see suspected SPAM mails in the logs and also them moved
into user's spam_can folder also.
My problems:
1. Unless users login thru webmail and crate folder named "spam_can" (without double quotes), they
are not able to see the mails stored in "spam_can" folder. How can i (being administrator) create
the folders for all the users?
2. SpamAssassin is able to detect only 1-2% of SPAM (real) mails, NOT all. How can i finetune this?
Does it itself learn and improve?
3. How can i enable users to specify a mail as SPAM so that spamassassin gets finetuned by itself
and block such messages in future?
3. Where can i get libclamav.so to integrate clamAV?
TIA
CMS
[1333 byte] By [
su_nila] at [2007-11-26 20:47:12]
# 1
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>
> 1. Unless users login thru webmail and crate folder
> named "spam_can" (without double quotes), they
>
> are not able to see the mails stored in "spam_can"
> folder. How can i (being administrator) create
>
> the folders for all the users?
Actually, the server automatically creates those folders, when it has something to put in there. Your users only need to subscribe to them.
I don't know of a way to automatically subscribe to them for your users, but most imap clients can do that, pretty easily.
>
> 2. SpamAssassin is able to detect only 1-2% of SPAM
> (real) mails, NOT all. How can i finetune this?
SA does far better for me. 85-90% in my setup. I do have several of the optional tests turned on. I suggest you subscribe to the SpamAssassin mailing group, and learn there. It's an active list, and there's lots of good information.
>
> Does it itself learn and improve?
Not automatically.
There are two external sites you can "check" messages against. See your SA documentation for how to activate that part. There will be a performance drop, though. You can also create a "shared" folder on a "spam" account, and have your users move messages there. You can then submit that directory do "sa-learn" for spam learning. I do that.
>
> 3. How can i enable users to specify a mail as SPAM
> so that spamassassin gets finetuned by itself
>
> and block such messages in future?
see above.
>
> 3. Where can i get libclamav.so to integrate clamAV?
It's in all current patches for Messaging Server.
Just get a current patch (if you don't have any patches, you should.), install it, and you'll have it.
jay
>
>
> TIA
>
> CMS
# 2
Thanks Jay,
i find "SpamAssassin mailing group" very useful and will explore it to fine tune my setup.
Could you please mention those 2 external sites where we can "check" messages against?
I downloaded the patch 118207-58 for ClamAV setup. Is it OK if i install in run level-3 by just stopping messaging services? (it was recommended by SUN to have it applied in single user mode)
I have messaging setup without "communication express". how could i install this without disturbing existing setup?
TIA
CMS
Message was edited by:
su_nil
# 4
> Actually, the server automatically creates those folders, when it has something to put in
> there. Your users only need to subscribe to them.
> I don't know of a way to automatically subscribe to them for your users, but most imap
> clients can do that, pretty easily.
So there is definitely no way to auto subscribe users to a spam folder? I don't want to have to tell my users how to add a folder. Seriously, most of them can't figure out how to do attachments or how to forward messages. *sigh* not a fun user base :P
