you know what is next , one that i have procmail, spamassasin to make spamassasin work ????
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Thielen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [SAtalk] instalation problems > I only suggested typing procmail in the shell as a simple/easy way to test > if it was indeed installed. You would almost never call procmail directly > from the command line. > > Instead, you now need to hook procmail up to your MTA. > > The easy version: > Try executing this command from bash (I don't know if it would work in > other shells): > > eg: > > host:~> bash > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo '"|exec /usr/bin/procmail"' >> ~/.forward > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat ~/.forward > "|exec /usr/bin/procmail" > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > ... then send yourself an email and look at the headers for SpamAssassin > stuff. > > > > > FYI, I took this suggestion from the procmail manpage ([EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ man > procmail): > > If procmail is not installed globally as the default mail delivery agent > (ask your system administrator), you have to make sure it is in- > voked when your mail arrives. In this case your $HOME/.forward (beware, > it has to be world readable) file should contain the line below. > Be sure to include the single and double quotes, and unless you know your > site to be running smrsh (the SendMail Restricted SHell), it must > be an absolute path. > > "|exec /usr/bin/procmail" > > Some mailers (notably exim) do not currently accept the above syntax. In > such case use this instead: > > |/usr/bin/procmail > > -- > Chris Thielen > > Easily generate SpamAssassin rules to catch obfuscated spam phrases: > http://www.sandgnat.com/cmos/ > > > > maximo lopez said: > > i download it , i instaled following the instructions > > y write procmail on the command shell and the is triying to do something , > > bus its takin too long > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Thielen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Spamassassin-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] instalation problems > > > > > >> First hit on google.com/search?q=procmail is http://www.procmail.org/ > >> > >> Note: procmail isn't the only way to integrate SpamAssassin, but it is a > >> common way. > >> > >> Also note: (Once procmail is installed) some people integrate procmail > >> via > >> ~/.forward files (in individual users' home directories). Consult your > >> MTA documentation for how to integrate procmail on a site-wide (global) > >> basis. > >> > >> -- > >> Chris Thielen > >> > >> Easily generate SpamAssassin rules to catch obfuscated spam phrases: > >> http://www.sandgnat.com/cmos/ > >> > >> > >> maximo lopez said: > >> > if i execute procmail on the shell > >> > command nor found > >> > > >> > is not instaled rigth ??? > >> > > >> > where can i get it ??? > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Chris Thielen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 1:52 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] instalation problems > >> > > >> > > >> >> 1) Is procmail really installed? If you type "procmail" in the shell, > >> >> does > >> >> it execute? > >> >> 2) Is procmail hooked up properly to your MTA? > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Chris Thielen > >> >> > >> >> Easily generate SpamAssassin rules to catch obfuscated spam phrases: > >> >> http://www.sandgnat.com/cmos/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> maximo lopez said: > >> >> > > >> >> > in my last email I sent my procmail file , I am sending again > >> >> > > >> >> > I follow the install file step by step, the only think I can't > > install > >> > was > >> >> > the pyzor , all the other steps for system wide was successfully > >> >> install > >> >> > > >> >> > then I finish the installation and I re-start the freebsd, and I am > >> > still > >> >> > receiving Spam , none of the emails was stop ??? > >> >> > > >> >> > what should I check , what's next ??? > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > best regards > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > From: "Evan Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> > To: "spamAssassin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:26 PM > >> >> > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] instalation problems > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> --On Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:16 AM -0600 maximo lopez > >> >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I don't know how to do that , that is why I can't > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > please help me > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Not to be rude, but unless I'm misunderstanding you.. if you don't > >> >> know > >> >> > how > >> >> >> to copy and paste your procmail to a e-mail, installing > >> SpamAssassin > >> >> is > >> >> >> probably going to be a huge undertaking. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> SpamAssassin has manuals. Anything else, we can obviously help, > >> >> however > >> >> >> details help. And posting a question like "SpamAssassin isn't > >> >> working. > >> > I > >> >> >> think it's my procmail. Help." - you probably aren't going to get > > any > >> >> >> replies. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> What WOULD help are details of what isn't working - are messages > >> >> being > >> >> >> marked as spam at all? How is SpamAssassin being called, how are > >> you > >> >> >> determining it isn't working, etc. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Evan > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, > 16-19 November in Las Vegas. 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