-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Vanecek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:11 PM
To: spamassassin_list
Subject: [SAtalk] Reject based on SA score
Running RH 9, SA 2.55 w/spamc/d, Postfix, procmail, ...
Q1.
Does a configuration exist (mailscanner, or such utilities) that would allow
one to do a standard reject based on the hit score? Based on my existing
setup, by the time the message goes through SA via spamc, it is already out of postfix. I assume that means that a standard smtp type of reject could not be done? Does anyone have a setup to reject rather than dev/null and, if so, how?
Postfix does have an smtp_reject RBL feature. I currently use it with spamassassin. I prefer to allow all other mail(not rejected) to be scanned instead of discarding, this allows the end users on my network to either scan or discard the mail themselves, and I don't get a call that I am not allowing important business mail through.
smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_maps_rbl
maps_rbl_domains = dnsbl.njabl.org, relays.osirusoft.com, bl.spamcop.net, list.\
dsbl.org
These are the lines from my main.cf
The rejects alone have reduced the amount of spam I scan with spamassassin by over half.
The setup is also very easy.
Q2.
The downside to this is that it would add bounce messages to the flow of things and spammy often does not have valid return addresses. The upside is that if I dev/null and it was a valid message, the sender never knows the message was lost. If a reject is sent back, then the user could contact the recipient via some other means. Hence, would the reject, even if it could be done, be a good idea (my idea was to reject as a non-existent user).
