On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 16:47 +0200, Alex Woick wrote: > Richard Johnson schrieb am 04.07.2008 06:35: > > I then reinstall: > > apt-get install spamassassin > [...] > > Suggested packages: > > razor libnet-ident-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl pyzor libmail-dkim-perl > > Recommended packages: > > spamc re2c libsys-syslog-perl > > The following NEW packages will be installed > > spamassassin > > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. > > Your Linux distribution seems to have split SpamAssassin in 2 packages: > spamassassin and spamc. Spamc is a light-weight spamassassin replacement > (used in combination with spamd). Perhaps the missing *.pre files are > contained in that package. Try to install it in addition to the > spamassassin package. > > Tschau > Alex > The fix, in the end, must have been related to a bust install. Having tried apt-get remove spamassassin and then apt-get install spamassassin a number of times there was no difference.
However, I removed it and its dependencies using apt-get autoremove, purged it, apt-get clean to clear the cache and then apt-get install spamassassin and it now works. Why, I can't answer. May I thank everyone who took the time to reply to me.
