Matt Smith wrote:
I agree, but how do I run spam filtering locally? As an average desktop user, I simply use a client to POP mail from aIf you are using fetchmail to deliver to your own sendmail, you are already halfway there.
server -- are there client plugins that filter for spam? I currently
use Evolution, but am willing to change if there a spam filter plugins
for other clients.
As a slightly-more-than-average desktop user, I just figured out
fetchmail to fetch a POP3 account to my local sendmail (base system,
default install, set for local deliver only). Is SpamAssassin the
"best" way to go? Is it a "plugin" for Sendmail? If I'm going to start
messin' with my local MTA, should I try something besides Sendmail? The
config options of Sendmail are somewhat daunting -- it seems like an
SMTP handler should be simpler.
Thoughts?
Thanks all,
-Matt
Use procmail to run all emails through spamassassin, and then let procmail or your MUA sort the emails based on the spamassassin results.
I use this approach, and after a surprisingly small amount of tweaking spamassassin now catches ~99 out of a 100 spams, and has amazingly few false positives.
There are some tutorials about procmail on http://www.onlamp.com/bsd/ that deals with catching spam. Even if they dont explain spamassassin, it should get you started.
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R
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