On Friday 05 January 2024 at 19:53:00, Thomas Krichel wrote:
> I'm running version 4.0.0-8 on debian testing. This is for
> Mailman. I have a script that creates a welcomelist for all my
> Mailman members. I include it via a symlink.
> Clearly spamassassin follows the symlink and reads the file.
> But
>
> # spamc -R < /tmp/test.mail
>
> does not see the welcomelisted user. It's only when I remove the
> syslink, and replace it with the file
> and restart that
>
> # spamc -R < /tmp/test.mail
>
> sees the welcomelisted user. I am puzzled by this.
I would look at the ownership / permissions of the file, and the directories it
is under, in both cases.
Check the user which spamc runs as and ensure that this user can read the file
which is symlinked to.
Testing stuff as root can be misleading.
Antony.
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