Re: [webmin-l] Procmail: Webmin tutorial missing some information

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 10/Aug/2006 23:58 The Nice Spider wrote ..
> > On 10/Aug/2006 23:28 The Nice Spider wrote ..
> >> > On 10/Aug/2006 17:35 The Nice Spider wrote ..
> >> >> On the Webmin tutorial by Jamie C, page 613 (or
> 629
> >> of
> >> >> 808):
> >> >>
> >>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> 1. Create a new action that feeds mail to the
> >> program
> >> >> /usr/bin/spamassassin
> >> >> (or
> >> >> wherever it is located on your system). Make
> sure
> >> the
> >> >> Wait for action
> >> >> program to finish,
> >> >> and check result and Action program is a filter
> >> boxes
> >> >> are checked. No
> >> >> conditions
> >> >> should be entered, unless you want to turn off
> spam
> >> >> checking for certain
> >> >> messages.
> >> >>
> >> >> 2. Add a second action with the single condition
> >> >> Matches regular expression
> >> >> ^X-Spam-
> >> >> Status: Yes. This special header is set by
> >> >> SpamAssassin on messages that
> >> >> exceed its
> >> >> spam threshold. The delivery mode can be to
> append
> >> to
> >> >> the file /dev/null to
> >> >> throw away
> >> >> all spam, or to something like $HOME/spam to
> place
> >> it
> >> >> in a different mail
> >> >> file for users
> >> >> to skim through and delete.
> >> >>
> >>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> the #2 paragraph missing what action should be
> >> taken?
> >> >> What "Delivery mode"
> >> >> should I choose to complete step #2? Should I
> >> create a
> >> >> second action as
> >> >> described on step #2 or just add the condition
> to
> >> >> previous action on step
> >> >> #1?
> >> >
> >> > The delivery mode should set to 'Append to file',
> >> and you
> >> > can
> >> > enter either /dev/null or $HOME/mail/spam into
> the
> >> > adjacent text
> >> > box..
> >> >
> >> > - Jamie
> >> >
> >> i just open spamassasin and there is a "Procmail
> Spam
> >> Delivery" ( The form can be used to change the
> >> Procmail
> >> configuration that determines what happens to
> messages
> >>
> >> classified as spam.) , I think this step same as
> above
> >> steps.
> >
> > Yes .. that page can do all the work for you.
> >
> >> If so then what must I choose and entry in this
> page?
> >
> > That depends on where you want spam to go!
> >
> > - Jamie
> >
> ok. i think i must revised to update your Webmin
> Tutorial :)
> 
> now, I set to /$HOME/mail/.imap/spam since I use
> Devocot 
> which is default IMAP/POP for FC5. But the 
> /$HOME/mail/.imap/spam not created when I access using
> Email 
> Client (which usually automatic created when I am
> using 
> commercial Email Server such as MDaemon and Exchange).

Shouldn't that be $HOME/mail/.imap/spam/

> My last questions:
> - Do I need to create the ../spam directory manually?
> or 
> this directory will automatic created as soon a spam
> coming 
> to the user mailbox?

If you put a / at the end (indicating a maildir folder), it
will be created automatically.

> - When using Devocot, is not right using
> /$HOME/mail/spam 
> because Devocot uses /$HOME/mail/.imap. So, must be
> using 
> /$HOME/mail/.imap/spam, right?

Yes .. if that is how your Dovecot server is set up.

> - We can use EICAR test file to test viruses, is there
> a way 
> to test that above anti-spam work correctly? I already
> try 
> to copy-paste some Spam Email from my "MS Exchange
> IMAP-Spam 
> folder" to "Postfix Email Server-IMAP-Inbox" using
> Outlook 
> Express but the spam mail still in the 
> /$HOME/mail/.imap/INBOX.

SpamAssassin does not generally check for viruses, so
your EICAR email will get delivered with no blocking.
You'd need to install a separate virus blocker (like clamav)
to block viruses.

 - Jamie