In the apache manual I read
- /usr/share/spamassassin/user_prefs.template:
"Distributed default user preferences. Do not modify this, as it
is overwritten when you upgrade."
- /etc/mail/spamassassin/user_prefs.template:
"Default user preferences, for system admins to create, modify, and
set defaults for users' preferences files. Takes precedence over
the above prefs file, if it exists."
"Do not put system-wide settings in here; put them in a file in the
"/etc/mail/spamassassin" directory ending in ".cf". This file is
just a template, which will be copied to a user's home directory
for them to change."
...
"Unless you're using spamd, there is no difference in
interpretation between the rules file and the preferences file,
so users can add new rules for their own use in the
"~/.spamassassin/user_prefs" file, if they like. (spamd
disables this for security and increased speed.)"
I believe I did exactly as suggested. I copied the template to
create the file ~/.spanassassin/ user_prefs and did not change
the default values. Instead I appended to the user_prefs file a
list of addresses I would like to blacklist. These lines are in
the form
sender@domain.com
but perhaps used to use the form
blacklist_from sender@domain.com
and so appended a list in that form as well.
The ~/.Spamassassin directory is owned by me and has a 755
permission. The user_prefs file in that directory is also owned
by me and has a 644 permission.
I am in the debian-spamd120 group. A question: is this
necessary?
In case spamassassin needs restarting I restarted spamd.
A queston: is it necessary to do so?
All this has no effect. How do I get spamd to use the
user_prefs file? Years ago I did it without problem.