Re: kmail, spamassassin

[Pavel Bradut Boghita <bradut@freeuk.com>]

On Friday 30 August 2002 6:36 am, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Corrin Lakeland <lakeland@cs.otago.ac.nz> [2002-08-30 12:46:30 +1200]:
> > Steps to get spamassassin working:
> > [...]
> > Set exim to call spamassassin on incoming messages, using spamd.
> > Write a rule in kmail that moves mail to spam if X-Spam-Status=yes
> > [...]
> > Personally I use exim -> procmail -> spamassassin, and I set kmail to
> > access mail  via imaps, but you don't need that if you're happy writing
> > filter rules
>
> I personally prefer the procmail way to call spamassassin instead of
> starting spamd.  With spamd you have to remember to restart it when
> you change the rules and other issues.
>
> The install docs on the SA site are pretty good.  Look there.  Jump
> down to number 5 since with Debian you can avoid the previous steps
> and just run apt-get.
>
>   apt-get install spamassassin
>
>   http://spamassassin.sourceforge.net/dist/INSTALL
>
>     5. Create a .forward file in your home directory containing the
>     below lines:
>
>     "|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #user"
>
>     6. Edit or create a .procmailrc file in your home directory
>     containing the below lines.  If you already have a .procmailrc
>
>     file, add the lines to the top of your .procmailrc file:
>     :0fw
>     :
>     | /usr/bin/spamassassin
>
>     The above line filters all incoming mail through SpamAssassin and
>     tags probable spam with a unique header.  If you would prefer to
>     have spam blocked and saved to a file called "caughtspam" in your
>     home directory, instead of passed through and tagged, append this
>
>     directly below the above lines:
>     :0:
>
>     * ^X-Spam-Status: Yes
>     caughtspam
>
>     7. Now, you should be ready to send some test emails and ensure
>     everything works as expected.  First, send yourself a test email
>     that doesn't contain anything suspicious.  You should receive it
>     normally, but there will be a header containing "X-Spam-Status:
>     No".  If you are only tagging your spam, send yourself an obvious
>     spam mail and check to be sure it is marked as spam.  If your test
>     emails don't get through to you, immediately rename your .forward
>     file until you figure out cause of the the problem, so you don't
>     lose incoming email.
>
> Then you can test using these commands.
>
>   zcat /usr/share/doc/spamassassin/sample-nonspam.txt.gz | spamassassin -Dt
>   zcat /usr/share/doc/spamassassin/sample-spam.txt.gz | spamassassin -Dt
>
> I know you said 'Kmail'.  But if you are using 'mutt', and others
> might be, then I recommend using the Maildir/ format mailboxes.  In
> which case the syntax changes to this.
>
>   cd $MAILDIR
>   mkdir -p caughtspam/{cur,new,tmp}
>
>     :0
>
>     * ^X-Spam-Status: Yes
>     caughtspam/
>
> Although not perfect Spamassassin is very good.  Try it and you will
> like it.
>
> Bob


Thanks a lot for all the answers so far. I've done everything as per 
instructions but no headers appear on my incoming messages. I have created 
the procmailrc file ... that was :0 (as in zero right?).... and the .forward, 
restarted my email client expecting everything to click into place....
Obviously there is something I'm missing... I'd appreciate any more 
suggestion... of course if possible....;-)

Bradut