Re: spam filter easy install
On (20/11/06 09:40), Anthony Campbell wrote: > Probably easiest to download the tarball from the above source; it will > provide the documentation, which is pretty good. > > Spamprobe can be run from procmail, which is I do myself. I know people > do run it in conjunction with other filters but I'm no expert and I know > nothig about IMAP. You could post a query on the spamprobe mailing list > (details in the docs) and Brian Burton will no doubt tell you (I think > he does use IMAP). > > I like spamprobe because it's pretty easy to set up and catches most > spam after training with virtually no false positives. Thanks I tried the deb package on a production mail server and it interfered with normal deliveries; so I'll take your advice but probably set up a test mail server to try it out. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: spam filter easy install
On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 05:05:21PM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (19/11/06 13:14), Richard Lyons wrote: > > Can anybody point me to a reliable way to install basic spam filtering on a > > fresh etch install? [...] > > I put up some notes on a mail server with a section on sa-exim/clamav > setup.. may be some help: > http://clivemenzies.co.uk/help/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=8&id=34&Itemid=59 Thanks Clive, I've bookmarked that and will try again soonish -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: spam filter easy install
On (19/11/06 17:23), Anthony Campbell wrote: > I like spamprobe better than spamassassin. There is a deb package but > I've always compiled and installed my own in /usr/local. It has a > mailing list where the author answers questions helpfully. > > See spamprobe.sourceforge.net. Hi Anthony Although my spamassassin does a reasonable job, the spamprobe project looks interesting and I'd like to give it a try. Our mail is run on a local IMAP server; do you think I can run spamprobe alonside the existing spamassassin set up or will they conflict? I also had a trawl around for some sort of howto; can you point me to something? Thanks Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: spam filter easy install
On 19 Nov 2006, Richard Lyons wrote: > Can anybody point me to a reliable way to install basic spam filtering on a > fresh etch install? > > I have again tried spamassassin, using the notes at > http://www.spencerstirling.com/computergeek/email.html to help with the > installation, but have had to purge spamassassin and clamav and all related > packages as all mail became blocked and the error messages in exim4/paniclog > were more than I could deal with. (I did google for help on the specific > error messages, but only managed to substitute different errors... I also > tried switching off the virus filtering but still got nowhere.) I have also > tried http://trekweb.com/~jasonb/articles/exim4_courier/index.html > and http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/sa.html and others in the past, but > never done better than prevent all incoming mail or slow the server to a > crawl. Somebody must have found a way to do this. > > So, I have a huge quantity of spam coming in, and can see no way to stem the > tide. Is there a guaranteed method to get this or any other spam filter to > run without needing to spend days learning the intricacies of the email > system and fine-tuning innumerable config files? I have exim4, courier imap > (and I access them via mutt, other users use squirrelmail). I really am > tired of deleting hundreds of "best for your health" etc, so any help would be > gratefully received. > I like spamprobe better than spamassassin. There is a deb package but I've always compiled and installed my own in /usr/local. It has a mailing list where the author answers questions helpfully. See spamprobe.sourceforge.net. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: spam filter easy install
On (19/11/06 13:14), Richard Lyons wrote: > Can anybody point me to a reliable way to install basic spam filtering on a > fresh etch install? > > I have again tried spamassassin, using the notes at > http://www.spencerstirling.com/computergeek/email.html to help with the > installation, but have had to purge spamassassin and clamav and all related > packages as all mail became blocked and the error messages in exim4/paniclog > were more than I could deal with. (I did google for help on the specific > error messages, but only managed to substitute different errors... I also > tried switching off the virus filtering but still got nowhere.) I have also > tried http://trekweb.com/~jasonb/articles/exim4_courier/index.html > and http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/sa.html and others in the past, but > never done better than prevent all incoming mail or slow the server to a > crawl. Somebody must have found a way to do this. > > So, I have a huge quantity of spam coming in, and can see no way to stem the > tide. Is there a guaranteed method to get this or any other spam filter to > run without needing to spend days learning the intricacies of the email > system and fine-tuning innumerable config files? I have exim4, courier imap > (and I access them via mutt, other users use squirrelmail). I really am > tired of deleting hundreds of "best for your health" etc, so any help would be > gratefully received. I put up some notes on a mail server with a section on sa-exim/clamav setup.. may be some help: http://clivemenzies.co.uk/help/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=8&id=34&Itemid=59 Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
