I tried the whitelist_from_rcvd and when running Spamassassin -D --lint it complained. Here is what I wound up with that didn't complain.
# email whitelisting # whitelist_from [email protected] whitelist_from [email protected] # domain whitelisting # whitelist_from example.com whitelist_from *@ebay.com Thanks, CJ On 01/13/2011 07:51 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > On 01/12/2011 03:29 PM, Maxwell Smart wrote: >> If I create a whitelist.cf file are the files seperated by whitespace? >> comma? next line? >> >> # domains >> >> example.com >> >> # e mail addresses >> >> [email protected] >> >> Will this suffice? >> >> Thanks, >> >> CJ >> > > I presume you're talking about a spamassassin whitelist, not a > spamdyke whitelist. They are very different in what they accomplish. > > Spamassassin process any *.cf file in the /etc/mail/spamassassin > directory, so if you put your whitelist.cf file there, it will be > processed. However, spamassassin has no idea what it is you're > whitelisting (as opposed to a spamdyke whitelist file, which is > specific to an aspect such as sender, rDNS, IP, etc. that's being > whitelisted). So with SA you need to include the directive which > specifies what it is that's being whitelisted. It would look like: > whitelist_from *@example.com > > Note, this option is not recommended. whitelist_from_rcvd is > preferred, See > http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.2.x/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html#whitelist_and_blacklist_options > > -- Cecil Yother, Jr. "cj" cj's 2318 Clement Ave Alameda, CA 94501 tel 510.865.2787 | http://yother.com Check out the new Volvo classified resource http://www.volvoclassified.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
