> I've now got Exim 4.54 installed with SpamAssassin 3.0.4 on
> my Debian 3.0 machine, but I cannot seem to get the filtering
> part quite right. I'm using the Maildir format, and want
> spam to be saved in a '.Spam' directory. This is the
> pertinent parts of my exim.conf:
I find it much simpler and straightforward to just
move the mail to the right place from the transport.
No forward files. I posted that transport yesterday
although it is idiosyncratic to my setup, and just
'delivers' the files into directories (with a certain
file extension used by my pop/Imap services.)
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Herb Martin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: exim-users-bounces@???
> [mailto:exim-users-bounces@exim.org] On Behalf Of Robert Cates
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:15 PM
> To: Exim, Users
> Subject: [exim] problem with Exim filtering + SpamAssassin
>
> Hi,
>
> I've now got Exim 4.54 installed with SpamAssassin 3.0.4 on
> my Debian 3.0 machine, but I cannot seem to get the filtering
> part quite right. I'm using the Maildir format, and want
> spam to be saved in a '.Spam' directory. This is the
> pertinent parts of my exim.conf:
>
> acl_smtp_data = acl_check_data
> acl_not_smtp = acl_check_data
>
> begin acl
>
> acl_check_data:
>
> warn spam = nobody
> message = X-is-spam: over spam threshold\n\
> X-Spam-Status: Yes
> warn message = X-Spam_score: $spam_score\n\
> X-Spam_score_int: $spam_score_int\n\
> X-Spam_bar: $spam_bar\n\
> X-Spam_report: $spam_report
> accept
>
> userforward:
> driver = redirect
> check_local_user
> file = $home/.forward
> no_verify
> no_expn
> check_ancestor
> allow_filter
> directory_transport = maildir_delivery
> file_transport = address_file
> pipe_transport = address_pipe
> reply_transport = address_reply
>
> localuser:
> driver = accept
> check_local_user
> transport = maildir_delivery
> cannot_route_message = Unknown user
>
> maildir_delivery:
> driver = appendfile
> directory = $home/Maildir
> maildir_format
> delivery_date_add
> envelope_to_add
> return_path_add
> group = mail
> mode = 0660
>
>
>
> Then I have a .forward file in my home directory:
>
> # Exim filter
>
> if
> $h_X-Spam-Status: CONTAINS "Yes"
> or
> "${if def:h_X-Spam-Flag {def}{undef}}" is "def"
> then
> save $home/Maildir/.INBOX.Spam/
> finish
> endif
>
>
> So, the messages get sent to my Inbox instead of my .Spam
> folder. I don't know if it has to do with the 'save' command
> in the .forward file? Or, the 'directory_transport =
> maildir_delivery' in the userforward: configuration?
> Or a combo of both? I had to add the 'directory_transport'
> in order to get Exim to start, due to the 'save' command in
> the .forward file. I read through the filter.pdf for exim
> 4.50, but I'm missing something.
>
>
> Any/all help will be greatly appreciated!
> Robert
>
>
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