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SpamAssassin is a computer program released under the Apache License 2.0 used for e-mail spam filtering based on content-matching rules.

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Spamassassin logging scores

I have the Spamassassin 3.4 + Ubuntu 14 + Qmail + Clamav. All are running OK. When a SPAM is detected, it is marked as [spam] and delivered to recipients. Readind the spamd log (mail.log for me), I grep these lines: Jul 14 17:32:36 mail spamd[2575]:…
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What to do with SpamAssassin after installing Amavis?

As far as I know, Amavis has SpamAssassin on his own (I think Perl Mail::SpamAssassin). Before installing Amavis, I was using SpamAssassin binary and daemon (spamc and spamd) plugged into MTA (Postfix via pipe). My question is: what to do - is it…
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Blocking, filtering or reducing "tabloid" spam (emails that bypass Spam Assasin)?

In the past few weeks, we've been hit hard by a new class of spam email (or at least new to me/us). I'm calling it "tabloid spam" because they send supermarket-tabloid headlines with tabloid copy, which bypasses Spam-assassin. Here's some sample…
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how to specify a partial domain in blacklist with SpamAssassin

is there a way to specify a partial domain in the spamassassin blacklist? I get spam from something like abc@something1.something2.xyz but I also get junk from abc@something3.xyz. if I specify @.xyz will that take care of both addresses or must I…
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Using razor2 with spamassassin

I have installed and configured razor2 according to official doc including editing the v310.pre config file in spamassassin folder. I ran both of the following commands with success (both indicated razor was present and running correctly): # …
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Prevent outgoing spam

What are some ways to prevent spam from leaving your servers should a hosting account get compromised? Have a bunch of clients on a server with cpanel but wondering if there was a way to just prevent a chance if an account was compromised. When I…
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Why does gmail flag my server emails as spam?

I recently moved my server to a new slice at slicehost and since, gmail has been flagging my email as spam. I have added domain keys, created a SPF record, have reverse dns setup, and my ip is not blacklisted. This is a header from a server…
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How to modify a message, so it will be for 100% recognizable as spam by Exchange junk e-mail filter

I have an sendmail server, sitting in front of my Exchange server. This server filters spam with SpamAssassin (and does it incredibly well!), but it merely tags spam messages with appropriate header flags and by modifying the message subject. When…
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How to match Japanese in spamassassin?

I live in Japan. Recently there has been a lot of spam coming from China with messages written in Chinese. As spamassassin does not contain rules for Chinese, most of those emails pass with low score. I would like to identify when an email is…
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Why do SpamAssassin and Razor2 penalize for specific domain name in HTML body?

We are an ESP provider from Czech Republic, Europe. Our clients are regular Czech companies with their own client database. Since yesterday, we have a problem with our domains used in emails for online version, logout link and tracking the links. We…
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SpamAssassin sendmail permission denied with Postfix

My server worked, but I installed SpamAssassin using a tutorial from Digital Ocean. Here is my /etc/default/spamassassin: # /etc/default/spamassassin # Duncan Findlay # WARNING: please read README.spamd before using. # There may be security…
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Was Procmail's "dropped F" bug ever fixed? If so, when?

For well over a decade, SpamAssassin has provided a sample procmailrc file that includes the following workaround for a Procmail bug: # Work around procmail bug: any output on stderr will cause the "F" in "From" # to be dropped. This will re-add…
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Delivered to internal network by a host with no rDNS

Recently our emails started going to spam for recipients at Gmail and Yahoo mail. I ran a SpamAssassin test, and have found the following: pts rule name description 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL…
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Spamassassin Systemd Error

I am getting an error when trying to start spamassassin (for my postfix server). I think this error might be related to systemd as it worked before I installed the patch (I think). I followed the ArsTechnica guide on setting up an e-mail server. I…
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Spamassassin RDNS_NONE matches, but there is a RDNS

I got a a little problem - spam assassin's RDNS_NONE-rule matches on my outgoing mails but there is a RDNS set for all hosts, that are in the delivery-chain. If I send an Email to "receipient-forwarding-address@example.com" which gets redirected to…
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