FW: Spamassassin only

Julian Field mailscanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Wed May 7 21:05:38 IST 2003


At 20:51 07/05/2003, you wrote:
>Julian,
>
>Our ms.conf setup is a follows:
>
># Spam Detection and Spam Lists (DNS blocklists)
># ----------------------------------------------
>#
>
># Do you want to check messages to see if they are spam?
># This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>Spam Checks = yes
>
># This is the list of spam blacklists (RBLs) which you are using.
># See the "Spam List Definitions" file for more information about what
># you can put here.
># This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>Spam List = ORDB-RBL spamcop.net Infinite-Monkeys osirusoft.com
>
># This is the list of spam domain blacklists which you are using
># (such as the "rfc-ignorant" domains). See the "Spam List Definitions"
># file for more information about what you can put here.
># This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>Spam Domain List =
>
>We have got "# skip_rbl_checks 0" in our spam.assassin.prefs.conf
>
>If we remove the RBL's from the MS.conf we do not see any reference
>in our logs to RBL checking.
>
>We only want Spamassassin to do the spam detection through RBL's
>and others, we ideally do not want MS to any spam checking
>so we can truly separate the two services - is this possible?

Just set
Spam List =
and it won't do any RBL checking itself.


>Thanks
>
>Paul H.
>
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >After setting up RBL's in MS.conf we now notice that domains
> >that require virus scanning only are now also having mail marked
> >for spam after RBL checks.
> >
> >Is there any way we can prevent domains that require virus
> >scanning only, having RBL's checks performed on them.
>
>Can you check your MailScanner.conf file to check you aren't using the same
>ruleset for both?
>Or perhaps not reloading MailScanner after changing rules files?
>As far as I am aware no-one else has reported this happening.
>--
>Julian Field
>www.MailScanner.info
>Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
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