I have read of an OCR option for SA 3.01, but I before going to source
packages or moving to etch, I would like to see of there are other
options available for the current installation.
It's funny you mention this - right after I read a whole thread about this issue in another Linux mailing list.
I haven't tried this, but people recommended the following: http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/FuzzyOcrPlugin
HTH,
--Amos