Hello, this is the first time I've used a 'list' so if I have posted in the wrong context or using the wrong protocol please forgive my blunder. Can someone help me with Spamassassin?
Here is an overview of where I am at: I'm running Ubuntu gutsy and have spamassassin installed. The original plan was to use it with Evolution. However, when I selected it as a plugin within Evolution it put every item of mail into the 'junk' folder and there were no spamassassin headers. My thinking was, let me test spamassassin is working at all before I get into MTA's, MUA's etc. So, I ran this: spamassassin --lint and ended up with: [9086] dbg: bayes: untie-ing check: no loaded plugin implements 'check_main': cannot scan! at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/PerMsgStatus.pm line 164. I then ran: spamassassin -D --lint and got: [9086] dbg: logger: adding facilities: all [9086] dbg: logger: logging level is DBG [9086] dbg: generic: SpamAssassin version 3.2.4 [9086] dbg: config: score set 0 chosen. [9086] dbg: util: running in taint mode? yes [9086] dbg: util: taint mode: deleting unsafe environment variables, resetting PATH [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/usr/local/sbin', keeping [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/usr/local/bin', keeping [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/usr/sbin', keeping [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/usr/bin', keeping [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/sbin', keeping [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/bin', keeping [9086] dbg: util: PATH included '/usr/games', keeping [9086] dbg: util: final PATH set to: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games [9086] dbg: dns: no ipv6 [9086] dbg: dns: is Net::DNS::Resolver available? yes [9086] dbg: dns: Net::DNS version: 0.60 [9086] dbg: diag: perl platform: 5.008008 linux [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Digest::SHA1, version 2.11 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: HTML::Parser, version 3.56 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Net::DNS, version 0.60 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: MIME::Base64, version 3.07 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: DB_File, version 1.814 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Net::SMTP, version 2.29 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Mail::SPF, version v2.005 [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: Mail::SPF::Query ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: IP::Country::Fast ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: Razor2::Client::Agent ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: Net::Ident ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: IO::Socket::INET6 ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: IO::Socket::SSL ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Compress::Zlib, version 2.005 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Time::HiRes, version 1.86 [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: Mail::DomainKeys ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: Mail::DKIM ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: DBI, version 1.57 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Getopt::Long, version 2.35 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: LWP::UserAgent, version 2.033 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: HTTP::Date, version 1.47 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: Archive::Tar, version 1.31 [9086] dbg: diag: module installed: IO::Zlib, version 1.04 [9086] dbg: diag: module not installed: Encode::Detect ('require' failed) [9086] dbg: ignore: using a test message to lint rules [9086] dbg: config: using "/etc/spamassassin" for site rules pre files [9086] dbg: config: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for sys rules pre files [9086] dbg: config: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for default rules dir [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/10_default_prefs.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_advance_fee.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_body_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_compensate.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_dnsbl_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_drugs.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_dynrdns.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_fake_helo_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_head_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_html_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_imageinfo.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_meta_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_net_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_phrases.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_porn.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_ratware.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_uri_tests.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_vbounce.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/23_bayes.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_accessdb.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_antivirus.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_asn.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_dcc.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_dkim.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_domainkeys.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_hashcash.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_pyzor.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_razor2.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_replace.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_spf.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_textcat.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_uribl.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_de.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_fr.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_it.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_nl.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_pl.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_pt_br.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/50_scores.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_awl.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_shortcircuit.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_whitelist.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_whitelist_dk.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_whitelist_dkim.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_whitelist_spf.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_whitelist_subject.cf [9086] dbg: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/72_active.cf [9086] dbg: config: using "/etc/spamassassin" for site rules dir [9086] dbg: config: using "/home/user1/.spamassassin/user_prefs" for user prefs file [9086] dbg: config: read file /home/user1/.spamassassin/user_prefs [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_9B90B merged duplicates: __MO_OL_C65FA [9086] dbg: rules: __XM_OL_22B61 merged duplicates: __XM_OL_A842E [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_07794 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_8627E __MO_OL_F3B05 [9086] dbg: rules: __XM_OL_07794 merged duplicates: __XM_OL_25340 __XM_OL_3857F __XM_OL_4F240 __XM_OL_58CB5 __XM_OL_6554A __XM_OL_812FF __XM_OL_C65FA __XM_OL_CF0C0 __XM_OL_F475E __XM_OL_F6D01 [9086] dbg: rules: FH_MSGID_01C67 merged duplicates: __MSGID_VGA [9086] dbg: rules: FS_NEW_SOFT_UPLOAD merged duplicates: HS_SUBJ_NEW_SOFTWARE [9086] dbg: rules: __FH_HAS_XMSMAIL merged duplicates: __HAS_MSMAIL_PRI [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_015D5 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_6554A [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_91287 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_B30D1 __MO_OL_CF0C0 [9086] dbg: rules: KAM_STOCKOTC merged duplicates: KAM_STOCKTIP15 KAM_STOCKTIP20 KAM_STOCKTIP21 KAM_STOCKTIP4 KAM_STOCKTIP6 [9086] dbg: rules: __XM_OL_015D5 merged duplicates: __XM_OL_4BF4C __XM_OL_4EEDB __XM_OL_5B79A __XM_OL_9B90B __XM_OL_ADFF7 __XM_OL_B30D1 __XM_OL_B4B40 __XM_OL_BC7E6 __XM_OL_F3B05 __XM_OL_FF5C8 [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_22B61 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_4F240 __MO_OL_ADFF7 [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_812FF merged duplicates: __MO_OL_BC7E6 [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_25340 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_4EEDB __MO_OL_7533E [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_58CB5 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_B4B40 [9086] dbg: rules: __DOS_HAS_ANY_URI merged duplicates: __HAS_ANY_URI [9086] dbg: rules: __XM_OL_C9068 merged duplicates: __XM_OL_EF20B [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_72641 merged duplicates: __MO_OL_A842E [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_F475E merged duplicates: __MO_OL_FF5C8 [9086] dbg: rules: __MO_OL_4BF4C merged duplicates: __MO_OL_F6D01 [9086] dbg: conf: finish parsing [9086] dbg: bayes: tie-ing to DB file R/O /home/user1/.spamassassin/bayes_toks [9086] dbg: bayes: tie-ing to DB file R/O /home/user1/.spamassassin/bayes_seen [9086] dbg: bayes: found bayes db version 3 [9086] dbg: bayes: DB journal sync: last sync: 1214824766 [9086] dbg: bayes: not available for scanning, only 1 spam(s) in bayes DB < 200 [9086] dbg: bayes: untie-ing [9086] dbg: config: score set 0 chosen. [9086] dbg: message: main message type: text/plain [9086] dbg: message: ---- MIME PARSER START ---- [9086] dbg: message: parsing normal part [9086] dbg: message: ---- MIME PARSER END ---- [9086] dbg: bayes: tie-ing to DB file R/O /home/user1/.spamassassin/bayes_toks [9086] dbg: bayes: tie-ing to DB file R/O /home/user1/.spamassassin/bayes_seen [9086] dbg: bayes: found bayes db version 3 [9086] dbg: bayes: DB journal sync: last sync: 1214824766 [9086] dbg: bayes: not available for scanning, only 1 spam(s) in bayes DB < 200 [9086] dbg: bayes: untie-ing check: no loaded plugin implements 'check_main': cannot scan! at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/PerMsgStatus.pm line 164. I've spent a number of days googling to resolve this, but I'm getting nowhere. Any pointers would be very welcome.