Re: [cobalt-developers] Spamassassin on Cobalt

[Harald Kapper <hk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi
just tried it - forget about the .forward file :-)

in fact in the current USAGE file provided with spamassassin it is
not mentioned anymore - simply put the example into your
.procmailrc and you're done.

hth
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:21:07 -0500, you wrote:

>
>Well, I went ahead and installed spamassassin on my qube.  I ran the two
>command line tests:
>spamassassin -t < sample-nonspam.txt > nonspam.out
>spamassassin -t < sample-spam.txt > spam.out
>With success!
>
>But I'm having problems with my .forward and .procmailrc files which call
>the spamassassin.  
>My .forward has the following line:
>"|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #paul"
>
>(paul being my user name)
>
>Sending mail causes an error:
>   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>550 5.7.1 /home/users/paul/.forward: line 1: "|IFS=' ' && exec
>/usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #paul"... Address <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> is
>unsafe for mailing to programs
>
>Now, I read that I needed to change the permissions of the .forward and
>.procmailrc to 640 which I did.  Still get the error.  
>
>Am I missing something really basic here? 
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Miller
>Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 12:19 PM
>To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [cobalt-developers] Spamassasin on Cobalt
>
>
>
>I would specifically like to install Spamassassin on my qube 3. 
>
>I've read that most of the problems occur because of a problem with
>differing perl versions.  Is this a real problem?  If so, what's the best
>solution?
>
>Do I install the RPMs designed for Red Hat 7.3 or the general Unix version?
>http://www.spamassassin.org/released/RPMs/
>
>Any other problems I need to be aware of?
>
>Any/all information is appreciated.  If these questions were answered on
>previous message boards or e-mail lists can you please point me in the right
>direction?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Paul
>
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