Re: [exim] Setting up exim for use with procmail, Spam Assas…

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Author: Tim Jackson
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Setting up exim for use with procmail, Spam Assassin,& F-Prot Anti-virus
Hi Marion, on Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:57:40 -0500 you wrote:

> I'm trying to setup Spam blocking and virus protection for use with my
> exim configuration on a Debian system.


Exim 4? If by any chance you are running Exim 3 (many Debian users are),
please upgrade first - Exim 3 has been dead and buried for a very long
time.

> I'm looking for the easiest way to integrate the spam scanning and the
> antivirus into it.


Try my HOWTO at:

http://www.timj.co.uk/linux/Exim-SpamAndVirusScanning.pdf

(from http://www.timj.co.uk/linux/exim.php)

This may well help you get started, and it's probably a fair bit less
painful than using procmail. Also, I'm not sure, but at a quick glance at
the procmail config you provided, it probably generates collateral spam if
SpamAssassin rejects any mails.

Also, SpamAssassin itself should be a last (not first) resort for
antispam. See Tor Slettnes' excellent guide for some very helpful advice
and tips, some of which are a lot more resource-friendly than
SpamAssassin:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Spam-Filtering-for-MX/


Tim