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Rich Puhek writes: >Bob Apthorpe wrote: >> On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 10:59:13 -0800 Mike D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>Does anyone know how to config spamassassin to delete messages with a score >>>above a certain threshold? >> >> >> This question gets asked every 3-5 days and really ought to be in the FAQ. >> > >Agreed, and it should probably be a pointer to entry 1.10 "Is it >sensible to simply delete all mail that SpamAssassin marks as being spam?" BTW, please feel free to add an entry to the Wiki regarding it... I'm hoping to replace the FAQ with the Wiki eventually once we get all the q's and a's migrated over. - --j. >> Answers generally focus on: >> >> a) procmail >> >> b) how SpamAssassin only tags but doesn't delete mail, and >> >> c) how automatically deleting mail is probably a really bad idea >> >> d) how this question is better answered by using the mailing list >> archive. :) > >or: > >e) If you're not familiar enough with your mail server's operation to >figure this out on your own, you shouldn't be auto-deleting. > >It sounds harsh, but if you've administered a mail server for any length >of time, you'll have determined how to remove high-scoring emails >(particularly in *your* configuration). If you've just recently been >made the de-facto administrator, and have managed to install SA, >congratulations. You're probably trying to find a quick solution to >someone complaining about "why can't you just stop all the spam?", but >you're probably better off struggling with it for a while, until you >fully understand the situation. > >I didn't always know enough about my mail server to be able to configure >it to drop high-scoring emails. Now that I do know enough about the >server, and about SA, I do *not* drop high scoring emails. > >--Rich > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. >Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's >Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. >Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click >_______________________________________________ >Spamassassin-talk mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh CVS iD8DBQE/1NnOQTcbUG5Y7woRAtu7AKDPzZcYMCz0/j/N9Xt86iw4FSlMYgCfW11y uADXH61vxSF/vlRKbwTNRWQ= =Leva -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
