Re: Proper way to override scores

[Matt Kettler]

Debbie D wrote:
I often want to alter the scores of already set filters in the SARE and 
other custom filter sets.. what/where is the proper places to do this 
without altering each individual set which will get over-written down the 
road

thanks 




You want to add them to a .cf file in /etc/mail/spamassassin, alongside all your 
other custom rulesets. (If your custom rulesets are in /usr/share/spamassassin/, 
move them ONLY the default rules should be there. This directory WILL be 
obliterated on upgrade.)

You also want your score-over-ride to be parsed AFTER the SARE rule files are 
parsed. In SA, the last-file read has the final say in what the score of a rule 
is, and it's done that way intentionally to facilitate over-riding scores.

SA parses all the *.cf files in /etc/mail/spamassassin in alphabetical order, so 
z_score_override.cf might be a good choice of filename.