Hi Matt, > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Kettler
> At 12:31 AM 10/10/03 -0400, Larry Gilson wrote: > >Matt, > > > >Which directory is preferred in choosing a location for custom cf > >files, /etc/mail/spamassassin or /usr/share/spamassassin? I > >would like to understand the answer from both a technical and > >personal point-of-view. > > > >Thanks, > >Larry > > It is definitely preferred to use /etc/mail/spamassassin.. never > use /usr/share/spamassassin unless you understand the implications > of upgrading. > > The SpamAssassin upgrade process will rm -rf > /usr/share/spamassassin/* without warning, because only the > distribution rules should ever be there. Pretty much the only time > you ever want to touch anything in /usr/share/spamassassin is if > you're hand backporting a fixed rule out of CVS. In that case, it's > perfectly fine for an upgrade to obliterate the change, since newer > versions will have the problem fixed anyway. Wow, thanks for letting me know. I thought that the files were just overwritten. I did not know the upgrade process performed an rm -rf. I am glad I asked the question and I certainly do appreciate your response! > /etc/mail/spamassassin is the place you should put most site-wide > customizations it explicitly exists for that reason. It also > won't get deleted by SA's "make install" I guess I missed this somehow. Thanks again! --Larry ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
