spamassassin 2.53 & MailScanner

[Ron E.]

On Thu, 8 May 2003, Gerry Doris wrote:

> On Thu, 8 May 2003, Ron E. wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Just wondering if anyone out there has any suggestions for
> > improving/tweaking SpamAssassin (2.53) settings -- I am running
> > MailScanner & SpamAssassin 2.53 but still getting a fair amount of spam
> > not over the default score of 5, or sometimes even with a negative score.
> >
> > I'm running a pretty busy system that handles about 15-20k messages per
> > day.
> >
> > I have tried lowering the score threshold but of course then I get more
> > false positives. I've seen mention that SpamAssassin 2.60 is much improved
> > but I hesitate to use it at this point.
> >
> > One idea I had was enabling Vipul's Razor, but I've never used it. Any
> > input would be of interest.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Ron
>
> I'd install razor and dcc.  They're both trival to install and
> spamassassin uses them automagically if they're available.  They can give
> a large hit to spam (I've seen 1-3 points each) which can really separate
> the spam and ham!  I also haven't noticed any false positives from these
> services.
>
> --
> Gerry
>
> "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne"  Chaucer
>

That sounds pretty good, Gerry -- I just have one question - is there any
risk with either one of these of rejecting legitimate mail?

That is one reason why I don't have the various RBLs enabled....

Thanks!

-Ron