Re: [LUG] Spam filtering

[David Johnson <dj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete Hatton wrote:

> > I've currently got a spam tagging system setup using Postfix with 
> > SpamAssassin. After running it for a while I'm very impressed by the 
> > 100% accuracy of the tagging and I want to start actually 
> > removing the 
> > spam to a file in a corner somewhere for manual checking later.
> >    
>
> 100%? Hmm have to disaggree slightly there, but I suspect our rules are
> out of date.  It's been missing the Iraq War in subject line porn type
> spam lately.  But 98% success definatly I would aggree with.
Well, while I've been running 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) so far not one 
mail has been incorrectly tagged. I'm sure there will be one eventually, 
but I think even at 98%, the risk is low enough to start moving suspect 
mail from the main system.
With older versions there was a lot of mail incorrectly tagged, but it 
seems to have become much more intelligent recently.

> You want to have a look at using procmail see
> http://spamassassin.org/dist/procmailrc.example
>
>
>  
I've briefly looked at procmail in the past but it all looks very 
complicated.... and I've never really understood how or where it would 
fit it with an MTA such as Postfix.

David.

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