SpamAssassin Tests question

[Peter Bonivart]

Ronnie Regev wrote:
> I am not sure how spamassassin actually utilizes the tests located at
> http://spamassassin.rediris.es/tests.html.
> Is a copy o the list cached somehow?

The list there is just posted as information, it's probably not up to
date. I have the standard rules in /usr/share/spamassassin/ on my
Mandrake Linux system and /usr/local/share/spamassassin/ on my Solaris
boxes. Remember not to change anything here because it will be gone when
you upgrade SA. Make your changes in spam.assassin.prefs.conf.

> Is each email scanned checked against the list posted online?

No. Each mail is checked against the rules in the above location and a
couple of others. Run "spamassassin -D --lint" to find out where SA
looks for rules and settings. Example:

debug: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for default rules dir
debug: using "/etc/mail/spamassassin" for site rules dir
debug: using "/root/.spamassassin" for user state dir
debug: using "/root/.spamassassin/user_prefs" for user prefs file
debug: using "/root/.spamassassin" for user state dir

> An explanation as to how this works would be great, as I cant find that
> anywhere, or I am missing it.

man Mail::SpamAssassin
man Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf

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