Comments on: Spam Assassin on Direct Admin problem http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Nick Ryce http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-104524 Nick Ryce Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:10:21 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-104524 Hi Tom, Check exim.conf to see if spamassassin is being called Also check that spamassasin is running try the below command ps auwx | fgrep spam you should see something like this if its running root 25854 0.0 2.5 29452 25024 ? Ss 23:09 0:00 /usr/bin/spamd -d -c -m 5 root 25856 0.0 2.4 29452 23420 ? S 23:09 0:00 spamd child root 25857 0.0 2.4 29452 23328 ? S 23:09 0:00 spamd child Hi Tom,

Check exim.conf to see if spamassassin is being called

Also check that spamassasin is running

try the below command

ps auwx | fgrep spam

you should see something like this if its running

root 25854 0.0 2.5 29452 25024 ? Ss 23:09 0:00 /usr/bin/spamd -d -c -m 5
root 25856 0.0 2.4 29452 23420 ? S 23:09 0:00 spamd child
root 25857 0.0 2.4 29452 23328 ? S 23:09 0:00 spamd child

]]> By: drazhar http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99055 drazhar Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:38:38 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99055 Hi Tom I'd have a look on the DirectAdmin forums but i know that a lot of hosters have not linked their SpamAssassin to the DirectAdmin plugin, for the reason of people incorrectly setting up blocks on emails consider someone who blocks emails with a rule specifing that emails the word raft is spam. as such tom@tom<em>raft</em>ery.it would be marked as spam. A lot of hosters just handle their SpamAssassin themselves, as it saves headaches Hi Tom

I’d have a look on the DirectAdmin forums but i know that a lot of hosters have not linked their SpamAssassin to the DirectAdmin plugin, for the reason of people incorrectly setting up blocks on emails

consider someone who blocks emails with a rule specifing that emails the word raft is spam. as such tom@tomraftery.it would be marked as spam.

A lot of hosters just handle their SpamAssassin themselves, as it saves headaches

]]> By: Robin Blandford http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99044 Robin Blandford Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:52:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99044 not sure on DirectAdmin but on CPanel it's a case of going into the DNS editor on the domain section. Then adding a custom MX record in the DNS to point all the mail at the location you want it delivered... this woudl be e.g. a spam guard, your MS small business server, or the built in mail server etc... you can enter a number of locations each with a different priority. I googled and found: http://www.site-helper.com/dns.html Looks like DirectAdmin tutorial. Hope that helps! not sure on DirectAdmin but on CPanel it’s a case of going into the DNS editor on the domain section. Then adding a custom MX record in the DNS to point all the mail at the location you want it delivered… this woudl be e.g. a spam guard, your MS small business server, or the built in mail server etc… you can enter a number of locations each with a different priority.

I googled and found: http://www.site-helper.com/dns.html
Looks like DirectAdmin tutorial.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99043 Tom Raftery Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:45:51 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99043 Sorry Robin if I'm appearing a little slow - what custom record? The SA is installed on the same server as the mail server so the MX record is pointing to the mail server. I'm obviously missing something. Sorry Robin if I’m appearing a little slow - what custom record?

The SA is installed on the same server as the mail server so the MX record is pointing to the mail server.

I’m obviously missing something.

]]> By: Robin Blandford http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99041 Robin Blandford Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:22:35 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99041 Thats the MX records in the DNS then... it's not pointing at SA. Go in and edit your DNS, add the custom record. Thats the MX records in the DNS then… it’s not pointing at SA.

Go in and edit your DNS, add the custom record.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99040 Tom Raftery Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:20:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99040 D'oh! Should have thought of checking that Justin. No, the mails don't have the x-spam-checker... headers. Feck! I have no idea why that is. Direct Access seems to think it is administering SA on the domains. D’oh!

Should have thought of checking that Justin.

No, the mails don’t have the x-spam-checker… headers.

Feck! I have no idea why that is. Direct Access seems to think it is administering SA on the domains.

]]> By: Justin Mason http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99039 Justin Mason Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:01:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99039 do the mails have X-Spam-Whatever headers? each mail checked via SA will have a header like this: X-spam-checker-version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0-r492202 (2007-01-03) on dogma.boxhost.net what does that say? if that's missing, then no, the mail isn't passing through SA. do the mails have X-Spam-Whatever headers? each mail checked
via SA will have a header like this:

X-spam-checker-version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0-r492202 (2007-01-03) on
dogma.boxhost.net

what does that say? if that’s missing, then no, the mail isn’t passing through SA.

]]> By: Robin Blandford http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99037 Robin Blandford Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:10:36 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/spam-assassin-on-direct-admin-problem/#comment-99037 So my guess would be you haven't updated the MX records. But that seems a little simple of a solution. So my guess would be you haven’t updated the MX records. But that seems a little simple of a solution.

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