[Techtalk] spamassassin

[k.clair]

I don't think that procmail should interfere with KMail at all. You can
use procmail to filter the mail through spamassasin -- all it does is
run the messages through spamassasin, which tags messages it thinks are
spam as such.  Then, if you don't give procmail any rules for what to
do with the messages, they just end up in your mail spool file, which
KMail reads when you check your mail.

The point at which procmail handles your mail is way before KMail can
even get to it. KMail won't know the difference.

If you want to store the mail marked as spam in a different folder than
your mail spool file, things might get a little trickier (with POP
anyway, IMAP should be okay).

kristina

On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 07:30:53PM +1100, Mary wrote:
- On Sat, Oct 26, 2002, kansas_kennedy at phreaker.net wrote:
- > I recently got the anti-spam program. But seems like it requires
- > procmail to get started. Although I have procmail installed I never
- > used it; I largely use KMail. 
- > 
- > My question is: is there any way around procmail to KMail? And some
- > other nitty-gritties (tips/ trix) about spamassassin from veteran
- > users.
- 
- To use spam assassin, whatever you're using to get your mail needs to be
- able to send the mail out to the spamassassin program itself, which
- rewrites the mail. It then needs to accept it back.
- 
- This is part of procmail's functionality, but I don't think being able
- to filter mail through arbitary programs is a normal part of many other
- mail programs. KMail users can tell you for sure.
- 
- Can you tell us a bit about how you currently receive your mail? Do you
- download it to your machine from your ISP? Do you download it from a
- machine you or a friend runs? Do you read it on the system it is
- delivered to (fairly unlikely if you're using KMail, because most people
- don't use the same machine for desktop and server use, but worth
- asking)?
- 
- Depending on the system you are using, we might be able to help you find
- an alternative way to set SpamAssassin up.
- 
- One thing I've noticed with spamassassin: *all* commerical mail looks
- like spam to it. My "welcome to ICQ, you DID request this message" email
- was marked "Lame 'you opted-in' excuse" and filed as spam. Some
- commerical mailouts I have requested are regularly marked as spam.
- 
- You should probably learn how to whitelist, although I haven't bothered
- yet ;)
- 
- -Mary
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