I tried Procmail for several days, in the end I found that it does not work on a sitewide SA. But I did get a resolution on this, it looks like, using Postfix header_checks. See my email last night. Thanks...
> -----Original Message----- > From: jdow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:31 AM > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: Re: How to discard spam mails > > > Procmail is not all that big. If it's overhead is too much for you then > something is seriously wrong there. SpamAssassin's overhead is VASTLY > more than procmail's. > {^_^} > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Mailscanner and Amavis-new have way too much overhead IMO. For > production, > > I already have to maintain latest SA releases and Postfix > releases, and I > > know these programs very well. I would rather not put another complex > > layer that requires updates and seperate config over top of SA > if I don't > > have to. I will try the Spamass-Milter first. Just trying to keep it > > simple if possible. Thanks > > > > > > > >> Have you looked at MailScanner? It integrates nicely with SpamAssassin > >> and your favorite MTA (sendmail / postfix / exim / zmailer) > and can also > >> call a virus scanner. You can set SA score thresholds and delete, > >> forward, quarantine, mark, or just pass emails based on score. You can > >> also block or quarantine email based on attachment filenames or file > >> types > >> (this feature can block new viruses before the AV vendors > react) and do a > >> ton of other useful stuff. > >> > >> There are other mail handlers like Amavisd-new which might > also have the > >> functionality you want. > >> > >> Pierre Thomson > >> BIC > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Greg Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> I find this one issue just about the most annoying > 'non-feature' of SA. I > >> have a site-wide config (procmail does not work sitewide) and I don't > >> want > >> the overhead and problems of a huge milter program laying in > front of SA > >> just to block any email over 15 stars. I like to keep it simple stupid. > >> > >> I am not a programmer, but it just seems like this should be so simple > >> for > >> someone to program into SA... somewhere, somehow, but I could > be totally > >> wrong also about that. > >> > >> Do you have any links to a how-to for the ? Or does it have > >> good install info in the docs? If it does a good job and is relatively > >> easy and light-weight, I would like to try it. I have spent > days looking > >> for something more simple and elegant to just do one thing... kill spam > >> over 15 points. :--( > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> Depending upon what MTA you're using, I have used the Spamass-Milter > >>> successfully to block emails that rate at or above the required_hits > >>> level (now named required_score). > >>> > >>> Though I'm having some trouble with SA as per my last post ;-) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > >
