Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:59:13 +0100 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: Matt Smith <matt@forsetti.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I block spam locally? Message-ID: <3DE1E661.7090509@401.cx> References: <20021121031809.GA77831@tao.thought.org> <Pine.BSF.4.05.10211210844210.23313-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> <20021121135803.GB11980@gothmog.gr> <20021121140056.GA30746@kierun.org> <877kf7kmib.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net> <1037890842.729.13.camel@d80h149.public.uconn.edu>
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Matt Smith wrote: > I agree, but how do I run spam filtering locally? > As an average desktop user, I simply use a client to POP mail from a > server -- are there client plugins that filter for spam? I currently > use Evolution, but am willing to change if there a spam filter plugins > for other clients. > > As a slightly-more-than-average desktop user, I just figured out > fetchmail to fetch a POP3 account to my local sendmail (base system, > default install, set for local deliver only). Is SpamAssassin the > "best" way to go? Is it a "plugin" for Sendmail? If I'm going to start > messin' with my local MTA, should I try something besides Sendmail? The > config options of Sendmail are somewhat daunting -- it seems like an > SMTP handler should be simpler. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks all, > > -Matt If you are using fetchmail to deliver to your own sendmail, you are already halfway there. Use procmail to run all emails through spamassassin, and then let procmail or your MUA sort the emails based on the spamassassin results. I use this approach, and after a surprisingly small amount of tweaking spamassassin now catches ~99 out of a 100 spams, and has amazingly few false positives. There are some tutorials about procmail on http://www.onlamp.com/bsd/ that deals with catching spam. Even if they dont explain spamassassin, it should get you started. -- R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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