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<DIV><SPAN class=310033611-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>okay
I'm confused now - I didn't have a /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf on my
system so I created it and put the rule in as below but with no effect - I've
tried reading the man page as suggested and either I need to have some alcohol
to help understand or I need a translator as this is way over my
head.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=310033611-05022003><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT
color=#0000ff>But now I don't understand the use of <FONT
face="Times New Roman">the spam.assassin.prefs file I thought that's where this
stuff would go maybe I'm not grasping how MailScanner interacts with
Spamassassin properly.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=310033611-05022003><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=310033611-05022003><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Gavin</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> MailScanner mailing list
[mailto:MAILSCANNER@JISCMAIL.AC.UK]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Julian
Field<BR><B>Sent:</B> 05 February 2003 10:47<BR><B>To:</B>
MAILSCANNER@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: adding anti spam
rules<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Also, read "man Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf".<BR><BR>At
22:33 04/02/2003, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Oops copied this from a vendors rule who has a bad history of open
relays, score should be 5 or whatever amount you want to add to the
score.</FONT><BR>
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<DD><FONT face=tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR>
<DD>From:</B> Derek Winkler [<A href="mailto:dwinkler@algorithmics.com"
eudora="autourl">mailto:dwinkler@algorithmics.com</A>]<BR>
<DD>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:28 PM<BR>
<DD>To:</B> MAILSCANNER@jiscmail.ac.uk<BR>
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: adding anti spam rules<BR><BR></FONT>
<DD>On my system... <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>In /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf</FONT> <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>body
LOCAL_SEPTIC /Want a
free flowing and trouble free Septic Tank/i</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>describe LOCAL_SEPTIC
"Septic Tank Content"</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>score LOCAL_SEPTIC -5</FONT> <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>From: Gavin Nelmes-Crocker [<A
href="mailto:gavin@NETERGY.COM">mailto:gavin@NETERGY.COM</A>]</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:26 PM</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>To: MAILSCANNER@jiscmail.ac.uk</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>Subject: adding anti spam rules</FONT> <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>I'm struggling to work out how I can add a rule to block
mails with specific</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>content in a mail</FONT> <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>i.e. Want a free flowing and trouble free Septic
Tank?</FONT> <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>would I add this to spam.assassin.prefs? and in what way
- the only examples</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>I've seen seem to be for info in the header,subject or
from specific people.</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>What I need is somewhere or some method of adding
specific sound bites from</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>within the mail - I realize this is risky if something
was added that could</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>be legitimate but I'm assured no one wants the above or
if they do they have</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>it already without assistance form some unknown person in
another part of</FONT> <BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>the world tinkering with their septic tank.</FONT>
<BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT> <BR><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>Gavin</FONT> <BR></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<DIV>-- </DIV>
<DIV>Julian Field</DIV>
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