example of using sa-update

Hi! Can anybody explain in more detail what exactly sa-update does? I mean how often should I execute sa-update? I've got a question about "channel" option.   "By default, it will only access ``updates.spamassassin.org'', but more channels can be specified via this option"   which more chann

Re: How can I test SURBL is working

On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 12:33:34PM +0800, List wrote: > Tried without -L . It yes and i works. Does that means i have to change > from /usr/bin/spamd -L -x -u vpopmail to /usr/bin/spamd -x -u vpopmail ? If you want network tests, such as SURBL, to be enabled, yes. -- Randomly Generated Tagline

Re: How can I test SURBL is working

So you want to run without network checks (-L) to find out if a network test will return a hit? Tried without -L . It yes and i works. Does that means i have to change from /usr/bin/spamd -L -x -u vpopmail to /usr/bin/spamd -x -u vpopmail ? Content preview: http://surbl-org-permanent-tes

Re: How can I test SURBL is working

On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 11:56:49AM +0800, List wrote: > Saved it to testsurbl. Did a spamassassin -D -L < testsurbl and the result [...] > Any insight? So you want to run without network checks (-L) to find out if a network test will return a hit? -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "Minix is one o

Re: How can I test SURBL is working

This message should fire them off http://surbl-org-permanent-test-point.com I create a text with the following Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [199.172.62.20]) by mail.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3

Re: How can I test SURBL is working

This message should fire them off http://surbl-org-permanent-test-point.com At 10:20 PM 11/20/2005, List wrote: Hi, I have 1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpm -q caching-nameserver caching-nameserver-7.3-3 2) Net::DNS is up to date. 3) /usr/bin/perl -T -w /usr/bin/spa

How can I test SURBL is working

Hi, I have 1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpm -q caching-nameserver caching-nameserver-7.3-3 2) Net::DNS is up to date. 3) /usr/bin/perl -T -w /usr/bin/spamd -L -x -u vpopmail Running on FC4 with SpamAssassin 3.10, init.pre has loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::U

Re: Java Interface

The spamd protocol is well documented and easily implemented. It's been done in C, Perl and Python that I know of. Michael

Re: Java Interface

Robert, I am on a Windows box for testing. I know I could install ActivePerl and probably do that, but I would prefer a pure Java solution - like using TCP/IP - but I am open to any idea really. Thanks for that tip! __ Start your day with Yaho

Re:why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:23:43 +0100 Andreas Kotowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > attached email doesn't get any score. why is that? > > cheers, > andreas Got tagged all over the place here: X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=6.2 required=4.0 tests=AWL,RAZOR2_CF_RANGE_51_100, RAZOR2_CF_RANGE_E8_5

Re: Java Interface

Hello Paul, Saturday, November 19, 2005, 11:11:40 PM, you wrote: PB> Hi, PB> I want to know if there is a Java interface into PB> SpamAssassin? I have a requirement to flag some PB> text as spam or not, but I am not using email. My data is PB> similar to email (from, title, body) but PB> it is n

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

0.1 FORGED_RCVD_HELO Received: contains a forged HELO 0.1 OPTING_OUT_CAPSBODY: Talks about opting out (capitalized version) -0.7 BAYES_20 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 5 to 20% [score: 0.1239] 1.5 RAZOR2_CF_RANGE_E8_51_100 Razor2 gi

RE: Strange error after enabling SMP

Mike Loiterman wrote: > I just enabled SMP on my kernel in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE. > > Now, when I get messages, I'm getting these errors in my maillog: > > Nov 20 17:32:23 eisenhower spamd[998]: spamd: got connection > over /tmp/spamd.sock > Nov 20 17:32:23 eisenhower spa

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

On Sunday 20 November 2005 10:23 am, Andreas Kotowicz wrote: > attached email doesn't get any score. why is that? > > cheers, > andreas It scored as shown here: Content analysis details: (12.1 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description -- --

Strange error after enabling SMP

I just enabled SMP on my kernel in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE. Now, when I get messages, I'm getting these errors in my maillog: Nov 20 17:32:23 eisenhower spamd[998]: spamd: got connection over /tmp/spamd.soc k Nov 20 17:32:23 eisenhower spamd[998]: spamd: setuid to root succeeded Nov 20 17:32:23 eisen

sql prefs - results and debugging patch for SQL.pm included - suggestions please

Hello, OS: RHES 3.0 SA 3.1.0 MySQL 4.1.12 spamd start (for testing): spamd -q -D -x -p in another ssh session: echo -e "From: user\nTo:user\nSubject: Test\n\n" | spamc -u 'dale' -p This way I can test sql userprefs without affecting the running spamd listening on 783. Here is the out

RE: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

My apologies to all for accidentally replying to the wrong thread in my previous post on this thread Rick > -Original Message- > From: saurabh.bhasin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:40 PM > To: Andreas Kotowicz > Cc: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject:

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

Magnus Holmgren wrote: > saurabh.bhasin wrote: > >>Scores 9.1 here. To give you an idea, details are mentioned below: >> > > You have weak bayes! I get this: :-) > Ture. Bayes is a derivative of the direct relationship between duration of operation of SA and volume of messages handled ;) It's be

RE: Clever Spammers, Anything to catch this?

I get a similar score now, when they first came in they didn't hit any of the SURBL or RAZOR rules so it scored very low. I was looking for a way to hit the scheme they are using before they make it into the various block lists. I had quite a few on several servers in just a few min. I wrote a seq

RE: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

I get a similar score now, when they first came in they didn't hit any of the SURBL or RAZOR rules so it scored very low. I was looking for a way to hit the scheme they are using before they make it into the various block lists. I had quite a few on several servers in just a few min. I wrote a seq

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

saurabh.bhasin wrote: > Scores 9.1 here. To give you an idea, details are mentioned below: > You have weak bayes! I get this: :-) X-Spam-Report: * 0.0 NO_REAL_NAME From: does not include a real name * 0.6 YOU_WON BODY: Who really wins? * 0.1 EXCUSE_3 BODY: Claims you ca

Re: Clever Spammers, Anything to catch this?

--On Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:31 PM +0100 Kai Schaetzl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1.7 SARE_SPEC_LEO_LINE04 RAW: common Leo body text That's the only non-RBL non-SURBL rule you're hitting on. It can be found here: Why isn't it hit

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

Scores 9.1 here. To give you an idea, details are mentioned below: > > Content analysis details: (9.1 points, 1.0 required) > > pts rule name description > -- -- > 0.1 FORGED_RCVD_HELO Received: conta

Re: Clever Spammers, Anything to catch this?

Doesn't score that bad (I removed the hits on missing ehader stuff). * 2.1 BAYES_95 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 95 to 99% * [score: 0.9854] * 1.7 SARE_SPEC_LEO_LINE04 RAW: common Leo body text * 1.5 URIBL_SBL Contains an URL listed in the SBL blocklis

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

Andreas Kotowicz wrote on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:23:43 +0100: > . why is that? because it's Sunday? Kai

Re: OT: Spammers' reactions to rejection

Hi, I fear there are already more zombies than admins ... It is a good idea to implement some kind of limiting, however, both on senders and receivers. Some big ISPs dont take more than ## mails per hour from any other server, unless the other one is a biggie too, or there is mutual agreement. L

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

Andreas Kotowicz wrote: attached email doesn't get any score. why is that? cheers, andreas What rules are you using? This is what I got from your email. Seems like a little bit of bayes training should catch it. result: X-Spam-Status: No, score=4.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_RCV

Re: why doesn't this email get detected as spam?

Is your question why doesn't it get detected as spam, or why doesn't it get any score? Scored a 1.9 on my system: X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.9 required=6.0 tests=BAYES_00,EXCUSE_3, MANY_EXCLAMATIONS,NO_REAL_NAME,RAZOR2_CF_RANGE_51_100,RAZOR2_CHECK, REMOVE_PAGE,SARE_EN_A_2XX_1,YOU

Re: OT: Spammers' reactions to rejection

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, mouss wrote: Roger Taranto a écrit : If it didn't tie up sockets on our machines, it seems like instead of rejecting the mail, we should just hold on to the mail connection for as long as possible. It wouldn't take too long to tie up all of their outbound connections an

Re: Java Interface

On Sunday 20 Nov 2005 11:46, David Gibbs wrote: > Paul Benedict wrote: > > I want to know if there is a Java interface into SpamAssassin? > > Shouldn't be too difficult. > > You can interact with spamd using TCP/IP. > > Check out > http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.1.x/dist/spamd/PROTOCOL > > d

Re: "Razor2 is not available", but it really is!

On 11/19/05, Theo Van Dinter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 11:36:36PM +0100, Hjerto wrote: > > This is really strange. I have Razor installed and working, but SA > > insists that it isn't there (spamassasin -tD): > > > > (crop) > > [402] dbg: plugin: loading Mail::SpamAss

Re: Java Interface

Paul Benedict wrote: I want to know if there is a Java interface into SpamAssassin? Shouldn't be too difficult. You can interact with spamd using TCP/IP. Check out http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.1.x/dist/spamd/PROTOCOL david