On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:45:03 +0000 Phil Reynolds <p...@tinsleyviaduct.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:23:04 +0000 > Phil Reynolds <phil-spamassas...@tinsleyviaduct.com> wrote: > > > I have recently transferred all of my email system to a new machine, > > but spamassassin is not yet fully functional. > > > > It seems that it is trying to use /var/mail/.spamassassin as a data > > directory - this is fine, but it does not appear to be correctly set > > up. > Furthermore, my claws-mail setups do not have the SpamAssassin plugin > set to process received mail, only the reporting function. I can see > why that bit is not currently working - spamd only listening on > loopback. I am pleased to say it's now all sorted. Much of the problem was caused by permissions on /var/mail - I know to watch for that now. Some of the setup it seems I had never had right on the old setup either - so, although it was a bit of a steep learning curve, this experience has been useful. -- Phil Reynolds mail: phil-spamassas...@tinsleyviaduct.com