Where is the SpamAssassin configuration file?

Where is the SpamAssassin configuration file?

The SpamAssassin configuration files live by default in /usr/share/spamassassin and /etc/mail/spamassassin. Note that all files with a . cf extension are read in alphabetically at spamassassin startup time. The site-wide configuration is by convention called local.cf and should be placed in /etc/mail/spamassassin.

What is spamd daemon?

spamd is an ISC-licensed lightweight spam-deferral daemon written under the umbrella of the OpenBSD project. spamd works directly with smtp connections, and supports features such as greylisting, minimising false positives compared to a system that does full-body analysis.

How do I check SpamAssassin logs?

The basis on which spamassassin has evaluated the content of a mail message is found in the headers of the message. You can also find logging for spamd in /var/log/maillog.

How do you use SpamAssassin?

How to use SpamAssassin

  1. Log in to cPanel through your dashboard.
  2. Click on My cPanel.
  3. Go to the Mail section.
  4. Click on the Spam Filters icon.
  5. Click Process New Emails and Mark them as Spam button to enable it.
  6. Click Process New Emails and Mark them as Spam button to disable it.

How do I report spam to SpamAssassin?

Other SpamAssassin users may benefit from your efforts to report spam! If you enable the SpamCop plugin, just run spamassassin -r to report a spam message.

What is Spamd Cpanel?

Spamd is a kind of service which is for the email utility of the Apache spam Assassin, it is an email utility which mainly examines the incoming email and the tests for the spam characteristics. It mainly uses the Bayesian spam and network filtering tests to the screen incoming email.

In which WHM interface can you enable or disable dormant mode for the Spamd daemon process?

To enable or disable dormant mode for the spamd daemon, use the Dormant services setting in WHM’s Tweak Settings interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings).

How good is SpamAssassin?

Although SpamAssassin isn’t a perfect tool and won’t eliminate all spam, it does do a decent job when configured to your specifications. If you have cPanel hosting, I would certainly recommend you give it a try since it doesn’t cost you any extra money.

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