Sounds like you have this: Internet email goes to a routable IP address on a Linux PC. Linux PC (w/routable IP) runs NAT, port 25 is forwarded to Windows PC Windows PC (w/non-routable IP; 10.0.0.x or 192.168.0.x are common) runs a MTA on port 25 and receives the forwarded connections.
But you want: Internet email goes to a routable IP address on a Linux PC. Linux PC (w/routable IP) runs a MTA on port 25. This MTA feeds the email through SpamAssassin which tags it. The MTA then sends the email to the MTA on your Windows PC (w/non-routable IP). If I read your message right, your Linux box doesn't have a MTA on it yet. You will need to choose an MTA, install it, and configure it to filter through SA and forward to your Windows MTA. This is quite possible, perhaps even a typical configuration... but it's probably not trivial to configure without some level of understanding of the OS and/or MTAs. If this is a task you want to dive into, I'm sure somebody who has a setup such as this could recommend some configuration primers. Or perhaps look for posts regarding a unix box w/SpamAssassin feeding Exchange, which is a relatively common configuration. Some common MTAs: Sendmail, Postfix, Exim, ????? -- Chris Thielen Easily generate SpamAssassin rules to catch obfuscated spam phrases: http://www.sandgnat.com/cmos/ a3 said: > Hello, > > I have a Debian Linux Firewall, configured by someone I know that is no > longer available. > For my work I program on Windows platforms, so I don't know much about > Linux, just some basic things. > The problem I am facing has to do with mail spam. > Behind the firewall is a mailserver (windowsbased ) that checks on port 25 > The Linux PC does a redir of port 25 from the WAN ip adress to the mail > server IP adress. > > Can I use SpamAssasin to replace this and block spam. ? > If so, where can I find doc's on how to install and configure it in such > a way ? > > Would really appreciate the help. > > Adrie Bouwmeester > Schijndel > The Netherlands > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
