On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Theo Van Dinter wrote:
> Well, the :0e part says that if the previous rule fails, so you'd only
> see it when the SA call fails. I had a few times where there'd be this
> new file called EXITCODE=69 in my mail area when I had the same rule.
> I finally figured out that it didn't work and changed it to the one
> I posted. Of course, I haven't had SA fail since then, so ... :|
OK, I modified my recipe as you suggested. It works fine. My recipe now:
:0fw
* < 256000
| spamassassin -P
:0e
{
EXITCODE=$?
}
In my procmail log I am seeing that the -P option is being removed:
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 11 15:54:36
2002
Subject: RE: [SAtalk] SPAM message tricked SA???
Folder: IN.assassin
6388
The -P option has been removed.
I see in the man file that:
-P, --pipe Deliver to STDOUT (now default)
so I guess the -P is redundant.
>
> > I see in the FAQ that "All of the free BL services are enabled by
> > default." Does that mean there is a list of senders that each message is
> > checked against? I do not see anything about this in the man pages. Is
>
> Well, the blacklist services are typically all IP based, and the sending
> server would be checked automagically if DNS checks can be performed.
> SA will also automagically try Razor, DCC, and Pyzor which are spam/bulk
> email central catalogues.
So SA is checking those catalogues on remote servers for each message it
scans? I want to get a handle on the bandwidth this requires, since I am
on a fairly slow connection.
> > there any place else besides http://spamassassin.org/doc.html and the FAQ
> > that discusses the workings of SA?
>
> I can't think of anything off the top of my head. :( What kind of
> information are you looking for exactly?
Just a general discussion of the way SA functions, and the reasoning
behind it. I'd like walk through of what happens when a message comes in.
The blacklist functions for example are not well documented. I wish I
could just read the source code and get my answers, but I aren't smart
enough.
BTW are most people using 5.0 as their required hits? So far today I have
seen a few spams less than 5.0, and some at 18 or 19.
The amount of spam I receive is obscene, and SA seems to be working very
well so far. Many thanks to those of you who make it all possible.
-Mitch
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