[({Spam?})] FH_DATE_PAST_20XX 3.38

[Alex Neuman]

It's the added things which makes *your* servers stand out from everyone else's! Be proud! :-D

... also document everything you do. Keep a journal or a log. You can always go back to it later and help out people on the list when similar problems arise. There's that... and there's also the fact that I've found that for some people (hopefully you as well), writing things down makes them more memorable.

On Jan 12, 2010, at 10:44 AM, <dcurtis at sbschools.net> <dcurtis at sbschools.net> wrote:

> No disrespect taken. I find it very difficult learning all I need to
> learn to run Linux server without adding all the things needed to keep
> mailscanner functional. It feels like I am constantly having to adjust
> things because of package updates and don't always remember what was
> done in the past for the package I am having to make changes for.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Alex
> Neuman van der Hans
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:26 AM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: [({Spam?})] FH_DATE_PAST_20XX 3.38
> 
> I mean no disrespect, just in case. I didn't want to sound pedantic - in
> fact, I myself work on the assumption that my systems work *in spite of*
> my tinkering rather than *because of it* ;-)
> 
> I like assuming I'm not doing things the most efficient way all the
> time. Keeps me looking for new ways to do it better... And the
> occasional pleasant surprise when I find out it *is* the most efficient
> way for a particular situation is gratifying, I must admit. 
> --
> 
> Alex Neuman van der Hans
> Reliant Technologies
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <dcurtis at sbschools.net>
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:07:54
> To: <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Subject: RE: [({Spam?})] FH_DATE_PAST_20XX 3.38
> 
> I never assumed I was doing it right for five years but I now know how
> much more wrong I was ;-)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Alex
> Neuman van der Hans
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:38 AM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: [({Spam?})] FH_DATE_PAST_20XX 3.38
> 
> He may need some time.  Remember, he assumes he's been doing it right
> for five years. 
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> 
> Alex Neuman van der Hans
> Reliant Technologies
> 
> +507 6781-9505
> +507 832-6725
> BB PIN: 20EA17C5
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kai Schaetzl <maillists at conactive.com>
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:29:33
> To: <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Subject: Re: [({Spam?})] FH_DATE_PAST_20XX 3.38
> 
> <dcurtis at sbschools.net> wrote on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:48:10 -0500:
> 
>> I still have no idea why (with the same file ownership) that creating 
>> a link to the spam.assassin.prefs.conf file as user_prefs in 
>> /var/spool/postfix/.spamassassin/ folder works when the same link in 
>> /etc/mail/spamassassin folder does not.
> 
> Ok, a last hint. I didn't look at your pastebin log before. Now I did.
> Two seconds. This shows that (as I already told you!) your SA is
> *seriously* misconfigured. 
> 
> 80.[14922] dbg: config: using "/etc/mail/spamassassin" for site rules
> dir 81.[14922] dbg: config: read file
> /etc/mail/spamassassin/10_default_prefs.cf
> 82.[14922] dbg: config: read file
> /etc/mail/spamassassin/20_advance_fee.cf
> ..
> 168.[14922] dbg: config: read file
> /etc/mail/spamassassin/weeds_2_cf_sare_sa-update_dostech_net.cf
> 
> None (almost none) of these files belong there. And one of the files is
> overscoring your custom score. I could tell you which, but I'm sure
> you'll find it by yourself. Or you just remove all of them (except for
> local.cf and mailscanner.cf and any files you wrote yourself) as they
> don't belong there!
> 
> You need to read up on how to use SA and how it works. Please.
> 
> Kai
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