Attn Julian - broken bayes_file_mode defaults in spam.assassin.prefs.conf

[Stephen Swaney]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Steve Freegard
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:14 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Attn Julian - broken bayes_file_mode defaults in
> spam.assassin.prefs.conf
> 
> Hi Matt/Julian,
> 
> On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 12:26 -0400, Matt Kettler wrote:
> > Aaron K. Moore wrote:
> > > Maybe Matt isn't running MailScanner as root.
> >
> > I'm not encountering problems, as I use neither bayes_path nor
> bayes_file_mode.
> >
> > I just noticed the error based on remembering Theo chastise a few people
> on the
> > spamassassin-users list when they set it to 600, 660, or 666.
> >
> >
> > Besides, if everything is running as root, the 660 is irrelevant anyway.
> The
> > default of 700 would be adequate, which is what I use.
> >
> 
> I know where the 'bayes_file_mode 0660' default came from - some time
> ago spam.assassin.prefs.conf was changed to a version supplied by FSL.
> 
> The FSL version was written and customized by several of us for FSL
> customers and SMGateway.
> 
> The bayes_file_mode and bayes_path changes are both required by
> MailWatch which is why they were in the FSL version of this file.
> 
> As noted by Matt - I think the MailScanner default should be 0700 as
> this will suit the majority.  I supply the necessary permissions changes
> as part of the MailWatch installation instructions anyway and I tend to
> recommend the use BayesStore::MySQL anyway now.
> 
> You could probably just comment both out in the file and let
> SpamAssassin use the defaults as it used to be.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Steve.

I think Matt and Steve are both right and I'll change our defaults also
(Although most of our customers are happy MailWatch users :) 

Steve

Stephen Swaney
Fort Systems Ltd.
stephen.swaney at fsl.com
www.fsl.com

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