> Subject: RE: looking into spamassassin mail proxy solution
>
>
> Thanks,
> Knowing what to search for helps.
> The first document I started reading has an installation where spam is
> filtered to a specific user 'spammy'. I hope that there is a way to just
> tag the spam in the header and let the user filter locally.
>

Yes, amavisd-new has many configuration options. An easy way to pass the spam 
is to set kill_level high, for example:
$sa_kill_level_deflt = 9999;

Doing so will also prevent quarantining of spam messages.

You would then also set:
$final_spam_destiny       = D_PASS;
(or)
$final_spam_destiny       = D_DISCARD;

It's important in amavisd-new that @local_domains_maps contains all the domains 
for which you accept mail.

This may help with basic understanding: 
http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/amavisd-settings.html

It's also worth noting that spam scanning is very resource intensive and 
requires tuning (which is not covered in most HOWTOs) in order to get maximum 
throughput. You need to match the horsepower of the server(s) to the amount of 
mail you receive, or suffer mail queueing up behind amavisd-new, resulting in 
delayed deliveries and other serious headaches. Many find some relief in 
greylisting (which can delay mail) and/or policy servers like policyd-weight. 
Also, some of the HOWTOs are rather dated. Be careful with items such as 
Postfix RBL checks. Some are now extinct and will cause problems if used. I 
have seen people recommend zen.spamhaus.org (or alternately 
sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org), but that's about the extent of it.






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