Asked my hosting about the issue. The response was: "We do not allow clients to install custom SpamAssassin rules."
That's terrible. Why can't users decide what rules to use. I want a life spam free... Nigel Frankcom wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:59:30 -0800 (PST), z3r0 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>I'm a common user, just have a hosting account and spamassassin 3.1.7 >>enabled. >>The only directory in all my ftp folder that contains something related to >>SA is >>in root .spamassassin, where lives just 4 files, one of these is user_prefs. >> >>In same folder added a new rule I made (a .cf file) and droped there. >> >>My .cf file contains this: >> >>>>> >>header PALABRAS_MALAS_SUBJECT Subject =~ /\belefantes|ilegales|africanos\b >>describe PALABRAS_MALAS_SUBJECT Contiene palabras malas en el asunto >>score PALABRAS_MALAS_SUBJECT 1.1 >>>> >> >> >>My intention was: If any of the words: elefantes OR ilegales OR africanos is >>found on Subject, >>then score that email 1.1. >> >>Then uploaded the file to that folder (I don't know if that's enough or I >>must "enable" something to tell SA that reads that rule. >> >>Then sent an email to me using a yahoo email account (not whitelisted) and >>my email came, took a look at header of message and saw this: >> >>>>> >>X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on >> gator73.hostgator.com >>X-Spam-Level: >>X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=4.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=ham >> version=3.1.7 >>>>> >> >>I expected there to appear something like: PALABRAS_MALAS_SUBJECT 1.1 >> >> >>My questions: >>1) Is the rule ok? >>2) Is it enough with uploading the .cf files to that folder in order to >>work? >>3) When a message comes, SA reads all the rules and tags the header >>according those that give positive values? >>4) What is going on? > > Your rule needs to go in /etc/mail/spamassassin dir > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Made-my-first-rule-but-is-not-checking-anything--Do-I-need-to-enable-that--tf3157041.html#a8758606 Sent from the SpamAssassin - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
