On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 16:00:10 +0100 Peter Smith wrote: > >> 1) After compiling, my compiled ruleset is stored in > >> /var/lib/spamassassin/compiled/5.014/3.004001. Do I now need to > >> remove my rules from /etc/mail/spamassassin/ > > > > You don't need to remove anything. > > > > The stock rules aren't stored there anyway, it's just local rules. > > Ahh, I think perhaps I'm misunderstanding this (from the man page): > > "sa-compile uses re2c to compile the site-wide parts of the > SpamAssassin ruleset. No part of user_prefs or any files included > from user_prefs can be built into the compiled set" > > I understood site-wide rules to mean those stored in > /etc/mail/spamassassin (as well as those in /usr/share/spamassassin), > and user prefs to be the per-user rules (when used). Is this > incorrect?
No that's correct. My point was that if it were necessary to delete rules after compilation it would be necessary to delete the stock rules too.
