Re: [SM-PLUGINS] SpamAssassin plugin overwrites values on submit

[Paul L. <pa...@sq...>]

>> >> > I?ve been researching this problem to no avail for sometime.  We
>> >> > use the (very old) SpamAssassin plugin
>> >> > (http://squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=146) with our
> Squirrelmail.
>> >> > This plugin serves us well in terms of ease of use and we can
>> >> > connect it easily to our mail server spamassassin.  The only issue
>> >> > that any time a
>> > user
>> >> > makes a change (like adding an email to the blacklist/whitelist),
>> >> > all
>> > prior
>> >> > changes are overwritten.  In the README, there is a note that this
>> >> > was a
>> >> bug
>> >> > but resolved.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone have any exp with this plugin and resolved this issue?
>> >> > Or
>> > is
>> >> > there an older thread regarding this plugin/issue that someone
>> >> > could
>> > point
>> >> > me to?  Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
>> >>
>> >> Please think about migrating to the Server Settings plugin, which is
>> >> actively maintained and should be able to do anything that the
>> >> various outdated SpamAssassin front end plugins can do.  There are
>> >> plenty of examples in the sample configuration files it comes with.
>> >> If you find something that it cannot replicate, let me know.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the reply, I just received the digest.  I changed my
>> > options so I can get a more immediate reply.  I downloaded Server
>> > Settings, a bit confused by the configuration examples but I chose one
> that
>> seemed to fit.
>> > When I check the SA configuration validation, it says everything is
> working.
>> > In the Options, there are various selections related to the plugin but
>> > choosing any of them generates this fatal error:
>> >
>> > Fatal error: Call to undefined function retrieve_server_setting() in
>> >
>> /var/www/webmail.neoterichovercraft.com/plugins/server_settings/option
>> > s.php
>> > on line 281
>> >
>> > Is there a step that I've missed?  I get it regardless of which
>> > configuration example I try to implement, but my initial thought is
>> > that the config_example_file_using_php.php or config_example_ftp.php
>> > matches our environment more closely.
>>
>> You probably didn't install the Server Settings Backend plugin.
>> Should be referenced in the docs I think.
>
> That did help, I will need to learn some more about how this works.  Do you
> know off the top of your head if there is an additional plugin or
> configuration that allows one-click white/blacklist from with an email?

There was a blacklist feature in a couple different plugins, but
whether or not you can use that depends on where the blacklist is kept
on your server.  That's why the Server Settings Backend can be helpful
- it abstracts the backend from the user interface - the blacklist can
be anywhere you need it to be.

> From what I'm reading I think I can setup other spam configuration options
> within the server setting plugin and I will mess around with that, but I
> think the most desired function was the ability to easily white/blacklist a
> sender or domain directly from an email.

I don't recall if I included examples of how to put "blacklist" or
"whitelist" links on the read message screen that use the Server
Settings (Backend) infrastructure, but it can probably be done without
too much trouble.  HOWEVER, this is the last thing you should be
looking to implement.  What would you blacklist - the "From" address?
That address is the first thing spammers spoof.  In general, exposing
blacklists to users is misleading and unproductive.  Whitelists, yes,
perhaps, but you really should focus on implementing a high quality
anti-spam system for your users.

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Paul Lesniewski
SquirrelMail Team
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