Location of local.cf?

[Don Ireland <sp...@donireland.com>]

I previously asked my host this, but I wasn't able get a straight answer.

They've already told me that I CAN use my own custom local.cf file.  I wrote asking WHERE SA expected to find the file.  In my original message to them, I asked if I need to put it in /home/username/.spamassassin/ and the reply came back "yes, put it in /home/username/".

So I asked them which one was right.

Here's the reply:
It goes here:
root@server125 [/home/username/.spamassassin]# ls

/  ../  auto-whitelist  user_prefs

Can anyone help me figure out where to put this file?

This is a shared hosting account.

Thanks!

Don Ireland

Re: Location of local.cf?

[Matt Kettler <mk...@verizon.net>]

Don Ireland wrote:
> Now I'm really confused.  What I'd like to accomplish is:
>
> 1) To have my own Bayes files.  Because I don't want the the fact that someone else identified something as spam to get something similar tagged in MY account as spam.  And likewise, I don't want the fact that someone else identified something as ham to get something similar tagged in MY account as ham.
>
> 2) Be able to add custom rules if I feel the need because I start receiving a lot of a certain type of SPAM.
>   
Generally speaking, as a normal "user" of bayes, these features are
beyond your control.

The system admin sets it up for site-wide, or per-user (which is the
default!). So they've gone out of their way to make it so you can't have
your own bayes.
> Also, I forgot about this message.  When I first asked my host about SA, I recieved this message.
>
> */To customize spamassassin edit the config file. The config file is $HOME/.spamassassin/user_prefs
>
> You can also use a local.cf file in the .spamassassin dir.
> /*
And you believed a tech support rep? about *anything*?

Re: Location of local.cf?

[Don Ireland <rd...@donireland.com>]

Now I'm really confused.  What I'd like to accomplish is:

1) To have my own Bayes files.  Because I don't want the the fact that someone else identified something as spam to get something similar tagged in MY account as spam.  And likewise, I don't want the fact that someone else identified something as ham to get something similar tagged in MY account as ham.

2) Be able to add custom rules if I feel the need because I start receiving a lot of a certain type of SPAM.

Also, I forgot about this message.  When I first asked my host about SA, I recieved this message.

*/To customize spamassassin edit the config file. The config file is $HOME/.spamassassin/user_prefs

You can also use a local.cf file in the .spamassassin dir.
/*


Matt Kettler wrote:
> Don Ireland wrote:
>   
>> I previously asked my host this, but I wasn't able get a straight answer.
>>
>> They've already told me that I CAN use my own custom local.cf file.  I wrote asking WHERE SA expected to find the file.  In my original message to them, I asked if I need to put it in /home/username/.spamassassin/ and the reply came back "yes, put it in /home/username/".
>>   
>>     
> Local.cf lives in /etc/mail/spamassassin, /etc/spamassassin or
> equivalent directory.
>
> This is a SYSTEM WIDE configuration file, it does NOT live in any home
> directory.
>
>   
>> So I asked them which one was right.
>>
>> Here's the reply:
>> It goes here:
>> root@server125 [/home/username/.spamassassin]# ls
>>
>> /  ../  auto-whitelist  user_prefs
>>
>> Can anyone help me figure out where to put this file?
>>
>> This is a shared hosting account.
>>   
>>     
> Odds are you only have access to a user_prefs. That's it.
>
> Depending on how they're configured, you might be able to declare rules
> here.
>
> Generally you can declare white/blacklists, adjust rule scores, tag
> format and tag thresholds without any special permissions. However the
> ISP has to enable allow_user_rules at the system level to allow that.
>
>   

Re: Location of local.cf?

[Matt Kettler <mk...@verizon.net>]

Don Ireland wrote:
> I previously asked my host this, but I wasn't able get a straight answer.
>
> They've already told me that I CAN use my own custom local.cf file.  I wrote asking WHERE SA expected to find the file.  In my original message to them, I asked if I need to put it in /home/username/.spamassassin/ and the reply came back "yes, put it in /home/username/".
>   
Local.cf lives in /etc/mail/spamassassin, /etc/spamassassin or
equivalent directory.

This is a SYSTEM WIDE configuration file, it does NOT live in any home
directory.

> So I asked them which one was right.
>
> Here's the reply:
> It goes here:
> root@server125 [/home/username/.spamassassin]# ls
>
> /  ../  auto-whitelist  user_prefs
>
> Can anyone help me figure out where to put this file?
>
> This is a shared hosting account.
>   
Odds are you only have access to a user_prefs. That's it.

Depending on how they're configured, you might be able to declare rules
here.

Generally you can declare white/blacklists, adjust rule scores, tag
format and tag thresholds without any special permissions. However the
ISP has to enable allow_user_rules at the system level to allow that.