Re: A few basic questions about custom rules
I received answers to my questions off-list, so I'll reply to myself and share them with the rest of everyone. :) > describe CJB_ESHOP_GR Contains reference to e-shop.gr > header CJB_ESHOP_GR ALL =~ /e-shop\.gr/i > score CJB_ESHOP_GR 0.01 > >The efficiency and wisdom of matching against any headers aside, > is this correct so far? I'm just thinking simple, I just want to > match the e-shop.gr string. While not the best way to catch one of these emails, this will indeed do what I had intended - match the string 'e-shop.gr' in any of the email headers. >Assuming that's OK, I moved on to creating the rule. Now, I store > my user preferences in a PostgreSQL database, so this is where I'm > slightly unsure... Can I simply add my rule above to my userprefs > table, one line per row? Like so (pardon the line wrap): >Is this the correct way to do it? Or do I *have* to add them to > local.cf or another such local file? Nope, this isn't possible - rules cannot be stored in a database, nor will most installations allow user-defined rules. I went ahead and created my own .cf file in /etc/mail/spamassassin, and that works great. >I'm also unsure if I need to restart spamd to pick up on this new > rule, if indeed it can be stored in SQL - my other userprefs do not > need a restart, but rules I'm very unsure about. I tried cat'ing a > sample spam and piping it to spamc (cat sample.txt | spamc), but > it did not hit my test rule. And yes, e-shop.gr shows up in the > Received and From headers. :) Yes, a restart is necessary. Always do a 'spamassassin --lint' first, too. Thank you! Benny -- Whoever said that hell hath no fury like a women scorned never owned a cat. -- bash.org
A few basic questions about custom rules
Hey folks, I'm playing around with writing some rules, something I've never done before. I'm not looking to do anything fancy, I just wanted to learn how to do it. So, I picked one of my spams at total random, and wanted to match on "e-shop.gr" in any of the headers. The rule, I believe, should look like this: describe CJB_ESHOP_GR Contains reference to e-shop.gr header CJB_ESHOP_GR ALL =~ /e-shop\.gr/i score CJB_ESHOP_GR 0.01 The efficiency and wisdom of matching against any headers aside, is this correct so far? I'm just thinking simple, I just want to match the e-shop.gr string. Assuming that's OK, I moved on to creating the rule. Now, I store my user preferences in a PostgreSQL database, so this is where I'm slightly unsure... Can I simply add my rule above to my userprefs table, one line per row? Like so (pardon the line wrap): db=> SELECT prefid, username, preference, value FROM userpref WHERE username = 'me' AND preference LIKE '%CJB%' ORDER BY preference; prefid | username | preference | value +--+---+- 450 | me| describe CJB_ESHOP_GR | Contains reference to e-shop.gr 452 | me| header CJB_ESHOP_GR | ALL =~ /e-shop\.gr/i 453 | me| score CJB_ESHOP_GR| 0.01 (3 rows) Is this the correct way to do it? Or do I *have* to add them to local.cf or another such local file? I'm also unsure if I need to restart spamd to pick up on this new rule, if indeed it can be stored in SQL - my other userprefs do not need a restart, but rules I'm very unsure about. I tried cat'ing a sample spam and piping it to spamc (cat sample.txt | spamc), but it did not hit my test rule. And yes, e-shop.gr shows up in the Received and From headers. :) This is SpamAssassin 3.2.5 FYI. Thanks, folks! Benny -- Whoever said that hell hath no fury like a women scorned never owned a cat. -- bash.org
Re: Basic Questions
John D. Maag wrote: > Ok, If I put preferences in the user_prefs file in $HOME/.spamassassin, do I > call the file the same thing in /etc/mail/spamassassin? > Short answer: No. SA reads /etc/mail/spamassassin/*.cf. It will not read user_prefs from this directory. Most people use local.cf if they only have one local site-wide options file. Details: SA parses the following files, in order: /etc/mail/spamassassin/*.pre (sa 3.0+ only, for loadplugin statements) /usr/share/spamassassin/*.cf(default rules) /etc/mail/spamassassin/*.cf (local site-wide rules and options) ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs (user preferences)
Re: Basic Questions
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 10:45:10PM -0500, John D. Maag wrote: > Ok, If I put preferences in the user_prefs file in $HOME/.spamassassin, do I > call the file the same thing in /etc/mail/spamassassin? No. The traditional filename is local.cf, but any file named *.cf in /etc/mail/spamassassin will be read and used. Cheers, -- Bob McClure, Jr. Bobcat Open Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bobcatos.com God doesn't have (or need) a Plan B.
Re: Basic Questions
John D. Maag wrote on Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:45:10 -0500: > Ok, If I put preferences in the user_prefs file in $HOME/.spamassassin, do I > call the file the same thing in > /etc/mail/spamassassin? Now, that's not clear. What do you mean? Files in /etc/mail/spamassassin should end in *.cf and are used for all SA operations. If you put a file in your home dir it will only be used when SA is called by your user and you cannot use all directives. I don't know if it should end in *.cf but I assume. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com IE-Center: http://ie5.de & http://msie.winware.org
Basic Questions
Ok, If I put preferences in the user_prefs file in $HOME/.spamassassin, do I call the file the same thing in /etc/mail/spamassassin?
Re: Basic Questions
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 09:11:22PM -0500, John D. Maag wrote: > scenario. Somehow Sendmail is calling procmal for me so I do nto need = > the .forward file. If someone knows how that could be happening I would > love to know how I got lucky. Most Linux distros, since you said you're using RH9, setup procmail as the local delivery agent. > 1) I am not sur eof the locations the installation of spamassassin is = > using. I do not know if it is using my ~/.spamassassin or = > /etc/mail/spamassassin or both. The main reason I ask is I think an = Both, depending on how you call SA. If you ever want to know what SpamAssassin is doing, run a message through "spamassassin -D" and it'll tell you what files are being read, etc. > custom rules and cf files and in particular an sa-blacklist.current > file = > but I am not sure where to put the cf files, etc so that spamd/spamc = > will see them. /etc/mail/spamassassin are for site-wide local rules. > 2) I want to convert to a site installation so I can use one setting > for = > required score, custom rules (contents of user_prefs). How can I do = > this? IMO the docs on the web site are inadequate. Well, you can always set site wide configuration, per-user configs are allowed by default but can easily be shut off if using spamd (see the man page). -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "Don't mock the cookie." - Jackie Chan Adventures pgpiTCqyYnQz8.pgp Description: PGP signature
Basic Questions
Setup Redhat 9 Spamassassin 3.0.4 I am struggling with learning the basics about spamassassin. I think I = have it going now but I am still not sure. I stumbled into a working = scenario. Somehow Sendmail is calling procmal for me so I do nto need = the .forward file. If someone knows how that could be happening I would = love to know how I got lucky. 1) I am not sur eof the locations the installation of spamassassin is = using. I do not know if it is using my ~/.spamassassin or = /etc/mail/spamassassin or both. The main reason I ask is I think an = existing install was there befor emy make. I am trying to install some = custom rules and cf files and in particular an sa-blacklist.current file = but I am not sure where to put the cf files, etc so that spamd/spamc = will see them. 2) I want to convert to a site installation so I can use one setting for = required score, custom rules (contents of user_prefs). How can I do = this? IMO the docs on the web site are inadequate.
