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Posted to users@spamassassin.apache.org by cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> on 2007/10/19 23:31:32 UTC
How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Hi there:
I am not sure if this is the appropriate forum and I would like some
help on creating email filters using Cpanel with SpamAssassin. I am the end
user and host my own web site and emails. I have had this account for years
and last week I started to get hundreds of spam and junk emails. Where can I
go to learn more about using the email filtering options in Cpanel with
regards to SpamAssassin? How can I set up SpamAssassin to stop these
annoying messages from reaching me? Any help and advice would be greatly
appreciated.
This is what I currently have configured in my Cpanel:
Currently I have set my required_score to 2.00
Filter Destination
$h_X-Spam-Bar: contains "++" Discard
$h_X-Spam-Status: begins "yes" Discard
$header_subject: contains "***SPAM***" Discard
These are the only end user options available to me the end user: (please
see jpegs 3 & 4 below)
Available Filters are: From, Subject, To, Body, Any Header, SpamAssassin
Spam Header, SpamAssassin Spam Bar, SpamAssassin Spam Score
THAT: equals, matches regex, begins with, is above (numbers only), is not
above (numbers only), is below (numbers only), is not below (numbers only)
Destination is a blank box which I can type in.
Question: In the 2nd jpeg below how can I assign scores and what does this
do?
http://www.nabble.com/file/p13303485/Picture-1.jpg
http://www.nabble.com/file/p13303485/2.jpg
http://www.nabble.com/file/p13303485/3.jpg
http://www.nabble.com/file/p13303485/4.jpg
Alternatively to see screen shots of my Cpanel options please click on these
links:
http://www.cyclopsimages.com/1.jpg http://www.cyclopsimages.com/1.jpg
http://www.cyclopsimages.com/2.jpg http://www.cyclopsimages.com/2.jpg
http://www.cyclopsimages.com/3.jpg http://www.cyclopsimages.com/3.jpg
http://www.cyclopsimages.com/4.jpg http://www.cyclopsimages.com/4.jpg
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Re: How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Posted by Mr Shunz <mr...@gmail.com>.
On 10/22/07, cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks again, I have sent an email off to my provider about this.
> For this: RCVD_IN_SORBS_HTTP 2.0, please see my screen shot below. Is this
> what you mean to do?
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p13342256/7.jpg
>
Actually no :(
the scores should be inserted in the SA configuration
under cPanel, in the same page where you insert
whitelists/blacklist ...
you should see some fields with score at the beginning.
I suggest you to check/ask these question at the
cPanel forums (http://forums.cpanel.net). People there can
help you better with SA under cPanel than this list.
Cheers
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Re: How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Posted by cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com>.
Thanks again, I have sent an email off to my provider about this.
For this: RCVD_IN_SORBS_HTTP 2.0, please see my screen shot below. Is this
what you mean to do?
http://www.nabble.com/file/p13342256/7.jpg
Mr Shunz wrote:
>
> On 10/20/07, cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> cyclops images wrote:
>> >
>> > Thanks Mr Shunz, my SA is definitely enabled. See screen shot:
>> > http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322555/5.jpg
>
> Well, in the field wich begins with "score" you can simply
> insert the test and the new score:
>
> as and example: RCVD_IN_SORBS_HTTP 2.0
>
>> >
>> > This is a screen shot of one of my headers. It does not seem to be
>> scored
>> > at all. Please have a look. Based upon this header how do I go about
>> > implementing a filter?
>> > http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322566/6.jpg
>
> Actually, the headers say that mail has been scanned by SA
> (see those X-Spam-XXXX headers) but not marked as spam ...
> IIRC cPanel 10.X put a report regardless is spam or not,
> but has changed in cPanel 11.X... You should modify exim config
> to write spam report headers, but you must have root access to
> do this. Try asking your provider...
>
>> >
>> > As well how do I increment and implement the filters based upon the
>> > settings? I am a newbie at this, so please let me know where I can go
>> and
>> > learn how to do this stuff...Thanks again
>
> in that case no filter would match as mail has been
> "marked clean" ... your filters:
>
> $h_X-Spam-Bar: contains "++" Discard
> $h_X-Spam-Status: begins "yes" Discard
> $header_subject: contains "***SPAM***" Discard
>
> are ok.
>
> Definitively ask your provider if they could write X-Spam
> headers for ALL mail, maybe just for a week or two to make
> tests ...
>
> cheers
>
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> MrShunz@gmail.com ..o |,,,/_
> Linux User #415108 ooo
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Re: How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Posted by Mr Shunz <mr...@gmail.com>.
On 10/20/07, cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> cyclops images wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Mr Shunz, my SA is definitely enabled. See screen shot:
> > http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322555/5.jpg
Well, in the field wich begins with "score" you can simply
insert the test and the new score:
as and example: RCVD_IN_SORBS_HTTP 2.0
> >
> > This is a screen shot of one of my headers. It does not seem to be scored
> > at all. Please have a look. Based upon this header how do I go about
> > implementing a filter?
> > http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322566/6.jpg
Actually, the headers say that mail has been scanned by SA
(see those X-Spam-XXXX headers) but not marked as spam ...
IIRC cPanel 10.X put a report regardless is spam or not,
but has changed in cPanel 11.X... You should modify exim config
to write spam report headers, but you must have root access to
do this. Try asking your provider...
> >
> > As well how do I increment and implement the filters based upon the
> > settings? I am a newbie at this, so please let me know where I can go and
> > learn how to do this stuff...Thanks again
in that case no filter would match as mail has been
"marked clean" ... your filters:
$h_X-Spam-Bar: contains "++" Discard
$h_X-Spam-Status: begins "yes" Discard
$header_subject: contains "***SPAM***" Discard
are ok.
Definitively ask your provider if they could write X-Spam
headers for ALL mail, maybe just for a week or two to make
tests ...
cheers
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Daniele Santi .o.
MrShunz@gmail.com ..o |,,,/_
Linux User #415108 ooo
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Re: How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Posted by cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com>.
cyclops images wrote:
>
> Thanks Mr Shunz, my SA is definitely enabled. See screen shot:
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322555/5.jpg
>
> As well how do I increment and implement the filters based upon the
> settings? I am a newbie at this, so please let me know where I can go and
> learn how to do this stuff...Thanks again
>
> This is a screen shot of one of my headers. It does not seem to be scored
> at all. Please have a look. Based upon this header how do I go about
> implementing a filter?
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322566/6.jpg
>
>
> W
>
>
> Mr Shunz wrote:
>>
>> On 10/19/07, cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there:
>> <snip>
>>> How can I set up SpamAssassin to stop these
>>> annoying messages from reaching me? Any help and advice would be greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>
>> Hi, are you sure SA is enabled in cPanel?
>>
>>> This is what I currently have configured in my Cpanel:
>>> Currently I have set my required_score to 2.00
>>>
>>> Filter Destination
>>> $h_X-Spam-Bar: contains "++" Discard
>>> $h_X-Spam-Status: begins "yes" Discard
>>> $header_subject: contains "***SPAM***" Discard
>>>
>>
>> 2.00 seems VERY LOW, on stock cPanel configuration we
>> had issues with false positives even with required_score 8.0.
>> Again check if SA is enabled.
>>
>>> Question: In the 2nd jpeg below how can I assign scores and what does
>>> this
>>> do?
>>
>> these are the tests SA does with their default values:
>> http://spamassassin.apache.org/tests_3_2_x.html
>>
>> you should check your email headers to know which tests
>> are performed on spam mail SA doesn't recognize and increment
>> them accordingly.
>> Again, headers should contain SA info *if* SA is enabled in
>> cPanel.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> --
>> Daniele Santi .o.
>> MrShunz@gmail.com ..o |,,,/_
>> Linux User #415108 ooo
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>> /\ - against microsoft attachments
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>>
>
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Re: How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Posted by cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com>.
Thanks Mr Shunz, my SA is definitely enabled. See screen shot:
http://www.nabble.com/file/p13322555/5.jpg
As well how do I increment and implement the filters based upon the
settings? I am a newbie at this, so please let me know where I can go and
learn how to do this stuff...Thanks again
W
Mr Shunz wrote:
>
> On 10/19/07, cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi there:
> <snip>
>> How can I set up SpamAssassin to stop these
>> annoying messages from reaching me? Any help and advice would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
> Hi, are you sure SA is enabled in cPanel?
>
>> This is what I currently have configured in my Cpanel:
>> Currently I have set my required_score to 2.00
>>
>> Filter Destination
>> $h_X-Spam-Bar: contains "++" Discard
>> $h_X-Spam-Status: begins "yes" Discard
>> $header_subject: contains "***SPAM***" Discard
>>
>
> 2.00 seems VERY LOW, on stock cPanel configuration we
> had issues with false positives even with required_score 8.0.
> Again check if SA is enabled.
>
>> Question: In the 2nd jpeg below how can I assign scores and what does
>> this
>> do?
>
> these are the tests SA does with their default values:
> http://spamassassin.apache.org/tests_3_2_x.html
>
> you should check your email headers to know which tests
> are performed on spam mail SA doesn't recognize and increment
> them accordingly.
> Again, headers should contain SA info *if* SA is enabled in
> cPanel.
>
> cheers
>
> --
> Daniele Santi .o.
> MrShunz@gmail.com ..o |,,,/_
> Linux User #415108 ooo
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail
> /\ - against microsoft attachments
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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Re: How to use Email Filters - In Cpanel with SpamAssassin?
Posted by Mr Shunz <mr...@gmail.com>.
On 10/19/07, cyclops images <cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there:
<snip>
> How can I set up SpamAssassin to stop these
> annoying messages from reaching me? Any help and advice would be greatly
> appreciated.
Hi, are you sure SA is enabled in cPanel?
> This is what I currently have configured in my Cpanel:
> Currently I have set my required_score to 2.00
>
> Filter Destination
> $h_X-Spam-Bar: contains "++" Discard
> $h_X-Spam-Status: begins "yes" Discard
> $header_subject: contains "***SPAM***" Discard
>
2.00 seems VERY LOW, on stock cPanel configuration we
had issues with false positives even with required_score 8.0.
Again check if SA is enabled.
> Question: In the 2nd jpeg below how can I assign scores and what does this
> do?
these are the tests SA does with their default values:
http://spamassassin.apache.org/tests_3_2_x.html
you should check your email headers to know which tests
are performed on spam mail SA doesn't recognize and increment
them accordingly.
Again, headers should contain SA info *if* SA is enabled in
cPanel.
cheers
--
Daniele Santi .o.
MrShunz@gmail.com ..o |,,,/_
Linux User #415108 ooo
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