On 16.12.2014 09:21, Herbert Eppel wrote: > > > On 15.12.2014 20:09 UK Time, Jari Fredriksson wrote: >> On 15.12.2014 20:16, Herbert Eppel wrote: >>> >>> On 15.12.2014 18:03 UK Time, Joe Quinn wrote: >>>> On 12/15/2014 12:34 PM, Herbert Eppel wrote: >>>>> On 15.12.2014 17:27 UK Time, Joe Quinn wrote: >>>>>> On 12/15/2014 12:20 PM, Herbert Eppel wrote: >>>>>>> I use QiQ.co.uk for web hosting and associated e-mail services. >>>>>>> QiQ offer SpamAssassin as an integrated feature that is accessible >>>>>>> via cPanel – see screenshot below. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In view of the fact that some of my domains are increasingly >>>>>>> inundated with spam, I would like to reduce the SpamAssassin score >>>>>>> from the default value of 5 to a lower value, in order to make >>>>>>> SpamAssassin more 'aggressive'. However, I don't really want to >>>>>>> enable Spam Auto-Delete because I want to be able to check the >>>>>>> spam folder for false positives, but apparently there is no way to >>>>>>> change the setting without simultaneously enabling the "Spam >>>>>>> Auto-Delete" function. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am I missing something? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Herbert Eppel >>>>>>> www.HETranslation.co.uk >>>>>>> >>>>>> You'll need to ask QiQ. SA is only a classifier. It takes an email >>>>>> as input and outputs score results, plus a modified email with spam >>>>>> headers. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would also caution against lowering the score threshold more than >>>>>> 0.5 or so. There's a point where it goes from "catching more spam" >>>>>> to "catching more of everything". >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your reply. >>>>> >>>>> I already asked QiQ support. They asked me to ask SA :-) >>>>> >>>>> Here is their reply: >>>>> /I will take a look at the filter but would imagine if that is how >>>>> Spam Assassin made the program that way, then there is nothing we >>>>> can do to change it, though contacting Spam Assassin for advice may >>>>> be the way forward, as we do not provide Spam Assassin, it is a part >>>>> of cPanel - both third party programs./ >>>>> >>>>> The question remains: How can I change the SA score without >>>>> simultaneously enabling the "Spam Auto-Delete" function? >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps I need to ask cPanel support? >>>>> >>>>> Herbert Eppel >>>>> www.HETranslation.co.uk >>>> (bringing this back on list) >>>> >>>> Quite likely. I am not familiar enough with cPanel to know the level >>>> of configuration it gives, but my educated guess would be that it's >>>> up to QiQ to configure their install of cPanel. It shouldn't hurt to >>>> ask cPanel people anyway, even if it's just for them to say exactly >>>> what options QiQ should set that opens the option to classify without >>>> discard. >>> >>> Ooops, I didn't realise I had replied privately. Thanks for your >>> further reply. >>> >>> Is there another way to access the SA score setting, outside cPanel? >>> >>> Herbert Eppel >>> www.HETranslation.co.uk >>> >> >> SpamAssassin has global settings in text files in the server, and also >> *possibly* user definable settings also in a text file(s) in the disk of >> the server. If you have a home directory the server (shell access) *and* >> QiQ has configured SpamAsassin to allow user configured settings, then >> yes. If neither of these options evaluate to "yes" then no. >> >> > > Thanks for your reply. I have access to /.spamassassin/user_prefs - is > that what you mean? >
Yes. You can tweak spamassasin via that file -- jarif.bit
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