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FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Created by
ASF Infrabot
, last modified by
Sidney Markowitz
on
Jun 22, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
See also
FixingErrors
Really frequently asked questions
SpamAssassin
is killing my server, and I use downloaded rulesets:
FasterPerformance
OutOfMemoryProblems
Spam is getting through. How can I get new rules to improve the hit-rate?
RunningSaUpdate
I'm getting a lot of "backscatter" / bounce messages / undeliverable email notices / etc. regarding mail I didn't send. How can I block them?
VBounceRuleset
What's new?
When is the next version going to be out?
NextRelease
SpamAssassin
publicity:
InTheNews
I'm not a spammer!
Can you fix
SpamAssassin
to stop blocking mail my company sends?:
StopBlockingMyMail
How can I avoid our newsletters being marked as spam?:
AvoidingFpsForSenders
Spamhaus has an excellent
FAQ on not angering the keepers of the blacklists
How does it work?
How are the scores assigned?:
HowScoresAreAssigned
Does
SpamAssassin
filter email-borne viruses as well as spam?:
FilteringViruses
What is the history of
SpamAssassin
?:
SpamAssassinHistory
Why are the number of stars rounded down yet the score is rounded normally?:
RoundingIssues
Why use rules? Statistical filters are the future!:
WhyUseRules
Shouldn't the rules be kept secret?:
PublicRules
Using
SpamAssassin
...
How do I report spam?
ReportingSpam
How do I report spam that matched a particular accreditation rule?
ReportingSpam
How to filter spam mail in Outlook Express:
OeFilter
How can I mark as spam all messages that contain a Windows executable?:
MarkingAllWindowsExecutables
I'm seeing error messages! How do I fix them?:
FixingErrors
What debug channels are available?:
DebugChannels
How do I check a message's spam score?:
X_Spam_Status
Installation and configuration...
SpamAssassin
comes with an "examples" folder documenting a few ways to set it up.
I sent myself spam and it didn't work / How do I test
SpamAssassin
?:
TestingInstallation
How do I get
SpamAssassin
to delete spam and is it a good idea?:
DeletingAllMailsMarkedSpam
Where should I put local-system-specific rules or configuration options?:
WhereDoLocalSettingsGo
How can I change the way
SpamAssassin
marks up messages it considers to be spam??:
ChangingMarkup
I want to run
SpamAssassin
for my large site. What specification of mail server do I need?:
SitewideServerSpec
How can I get
SpamAssassin
to run faster?:
FasterPerformance
How do I tell whether rules in my user_prefs file are active?:
UserPrefRuleTest
I upgraded to
SpamAssassin
3.0.x and suddenly subject rewriting stopped working!:
SubjectRewrite
How can I install
SpamAssassin
on Windows?
InstallingOnWindows
How do I use
SpamAssassin
with SQL?
UsingSQL
How do I send data to a
SeparateLogFile
What tools are available to help me see which rules are hitting and how efficient those rules are?
StatsAndAnalyzers
How do I setup Mutt to use procmail and
SpamAssassin
?:
UsingMutt
How do I get
SpamAssassin
to stop using a blacklist to block or reject email?:
StopBlockingOthersMail
How do I
ImproveAccuracy
of SpamAssassin?
How do I install a reasonably recent version of SpamAssassin on
RedHat or CentOS
How do I send spam to a special folder when using
Dovecot
Want to contribute?
Help make
SpamAssassin
more accurate by automatically regularly running a script used for rule analysis and score generation:
NightlyMassCheck
I've got some wonderful new rules that would help classify mail messages! How do I contribute them?:
ContributingNewRules
I have a great idea for an anti-phishing rule, detecting links that claim to be linking to a different URL than their real target!:
AntiPhishFakeUrlRule
I get lots of spam from a program called "The Bat!", so I want to write a rule to block it. Is this a good idea?:
DontBlockTheBat
A spam message got through! Can I send it to you so you can update the filters?:
DoYouWantMySpam
A non-spam message got flagged as spam. Should I send it to you?:
DoYouWantMyHam
Something more direct / "tangible"? The
CREDITS
file has some more information per-developer, and/or also consider contributing directly to the
ASF
. (thanks, it's much appreciated!)
WeLoveVolunteers
(somewhat redundant with this faq section).
More questions?
Where should I ask questions that aren't answered here?:
AskingQuestions
How do I report a bug?:
ReportingBugs
faq
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