Opt-out as default for SpamAssassin?

[Brett Charbeneau]

        Supreme!
        Thank you Julian (very much!)

Brett


On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Julian Field wrote:

> In MailScanner.conf, set this
> Use SpamAssassin = /etc/MailScanner/rules/use.sa.rules
>
> In that file, /etc/MailScanner/rules/use.sa.rules, put this:
>
> To:     user1 at wrl.org   yes
> To:     user2 at wrl.org   yes
> FromOrTo:       default no
>
> where user1 and user2 are users who would like to use SpamAssassin on their
> incoming mail.
>
> At 18:46 25/11/2003, you wrote:
> >I've scoured the list archives and docs, but I'm missing the nugget of
> >info that I need... =8^(
> >
> >
> >Greetings,
> >
> >         First of all MailScanner rocks! Obviously, lots of hard work went
> >into this - MANY thanks to all those who have worked on this wonderful
> >program.
> >         Second, the specifics, MailScanner 4.24-5, Sendmail 8.11.6
> >(patched), procmail 3.21, perl 5.6.1.
> >         Third, my question.
> >         I'd like to set up MailScanner so that SpamAssassin does NOTHING
> >for users at my domain (WRL.ORG) as the default, and allow some users to
> >opt-in to the MS/SA cha-cha-cha. Here's how I've gone about it so far:
> >         I've tried setting up a spam.bydomain whitelist file called
> >"wrl.org" with this in it:
> >
> >To:     *@wrl.org
> >
> >         Which should whitelist everything coming to any user in the
> >WRL.ORG domain, no?
> >         And in the same directory, making a file called "brett at wrl.org"
> >with this in it:
> >
> >wrl.org
> >
> >         to whitelist all internal email for my account.
> >         But, with this in place, all my users still get their SPAM marked
> >with the {Spam?} in the Subject line. Again, I'd like the default to
> >have MS just leaving incoming mail alone.
> >         SO, I added
> >
> >Spam Actions = /etc/MailScanner/spam.actions.conf
> >
> >         to my MailScanner.conf file and put this in the
> >"spam.actions.conf" file:
> >
> >To:     brett at wrl.org           deliver
> >
> >         But clearly this file needs something as a "default" action, which
> >I would like to be nothing, at least for SpamAssassin.
> >         I'd be VERY grateful for any suggestions anyone can offer!
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> >Brett Charbeneau, Network Administrator         Tel: 757-259-7750
> >Williamsburg Regional Library                   FAX: 757-259-7798
> >7770 Croaker Road                               brett at wrl.org
> >Williamsburg, VA 23188-7064                     http://www.wrl.org
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Brett Charbeneau, Network Administrator         Tel: 757-259-7750
Williamsburg Regional Library                   FAX: 757-259-7798
7770 Croaker Road                               brett at wrl.org
Williamsburg, VA 23188-7064                     http://www.wrl.org