On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 10:15:47AM -0400, Will Nordmeyer wrote: > If I run sa-update without any other parameters, it'll create an update > dir put the updates in it and spamassassin will use the generated > updates dir by default (do I need to restart SA, or does sa-update > handle that?).
Yes. As for restart, sa-update won't do that for you. > If I use the --updatedir parameter I have to go into SA and rewrite it > to use my updatedir. Or otherwise include the new config files in some other way ala in /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf (or a similarly named file): include /where/I/want/updates/to/be/channel.cf I forgot to mention this in my previous mail, sorry. > If I use --updatedir and point it to the SA default rules dir, I'm > screwed. Not screwed, but you'll break some parts of SpamAssassin, yes. The default rules directory is meant to be written to during installation and that's it. In the end, you can do what you want with it, but if you remove critical files, you shouldn't expect things to work correctly. > Have I summarized sa-update usage properly? Your intimating that sa-update sucks, where IMHO the problems described here are with its usage and an expectation that the software in general should DWIM as opposed to DWIS. In general, if you don't like how something works, feel free to open a ticket and provide a patch. :) -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "There's not much you can do to ruin strips of marinated boneless chicken breast sauteed with onions and green peppers." - the Center for Science in the Public Interest about Chicken Fajitas
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