Re: Using fuzzy patterns

[Rupert Gallagher]

Good question!

One may write the regex backwards: if it matches "fedex" in the address, but 
does not match "FedEx" in the name, then... However, there are many cases where 
this will fail or return false positives.

One may say that fedex is a brand name that only fedex can use, so if the 
pattern matches anywhere in the From string (comment and address), and the last 
Received from IP is not in fedex's spf, then it is spam. This will catch fishes 
like

From: "FedEx invoices invoi...@fedex.com" 

Sent from ProtonMail Mobile

On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 02:28, Alex  wrote:

> Hi, I don't think I fully understand how to use the fuzzy rules with a proper 
> regex: From: "F*e dE x"  That address hardly resembles "Fed Ex", but how 
> general of a rule can we create and still catch variations such as this? I 
> thought something like this would work: header FUZZY_FEDEX From =~ 
> /(?!f.?e.?d.{0,3}e.?x) .? .? .{0,3} .? /i @speedpost.com>

Using fuzzy patterns

[Alex]

Hi,

I don't think I fully understand how to use the fuzzy rules with a proper regex:

From: "F*e dE x" 

That address hardly resembles "Fed Ex", but how general of a rule can
we create and still catch variations such as this?

I thought something like this would work:

headerFUZZY_FEDEX   From =~
/(?!f.?e.?d.{0,3}e.?x).?.?.{0,3}.?/i

Re: moving spam to junk folder

[jdow]

On 2018-01-13 09:42, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:

On 13.01.18 09:35, Matthew Broadhead wrote:
i set my local.cf to use MySQL as a bayes store and it seems to work fine 
setting ham and spam in the database when a message is flagged. however it has 
had no impact on spam received to the inboxes.  we are still receiving a large 
amount of junk email.


i originally installed spamassassin according to this guide 
http://forums.sentora.org/showthread.php?tid=1118 and it does indeed filter 
the test message so it should be working ok?


spamassassin detects and marks mail, it does not deliver it.
the MDA (mail delivery agent) delivers the mail.

you need to configure your MDA (procmail, maildrop, sieve etc) to deliver
mail marked as spam to Junk folder.


Or, if it is sufficient, he could have his MUA sort incoming marked as spam into 
his local spam bucket for examination before disposal. I make that easy by 
telling SA I want a header that looks like this: "*SPAM* 009.1 ** You 
have 3 missed Nigerian Spam Pill Adds". Sorting incoming based on the 
"*SPAM*" part is rather easy.


{^_^}

Re: moving spam to junk folder

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

On 13.01.18 09:35, Matthew Broadhead wrote:
i set my local.cf to use MySQL as a bayes store and it seems to work 
fine setting ham and spam in the database when a message is flagged.  
however it has had no impact on spam received to the inboxes.  we are 
still receiving a large amount of junk email.


i originally installed spamassassin according to this guide 
http://forums.sentora.org/showthread.php?tid=1118 and it does indeed 
filter the test message so it should be working ok?


spamassassin detects and marks mail, it does not deliver it.
the MDA (mail delivery agent) delivers the mail.

you need to configure your MDA (procmail, maildrop, sieve etc) to deliver
mail marked as spam to Junk folder.

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Re: moving spam to junk folder

[Antony Stone]

On Saturday 13 January 2018 at 09:35:47, Matthew Broadhead wrote:

> i am using CentOS 7, spamassassin-3.4.0-2.el7.x86_64,
> postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64, with amavisd.
> 
> i set my local.cf to use MySQL as a bayes store and it seems to work
> fine setting ham and spam in the database when a message is flagged. 
> however it has had no impact on spam received to the inboxes.  we are
> still receiving a large amount of junk email.

What do you expect to happen to spam instead of it being delivered to inboxes?

> i originally installed spamassassin according to this guide
> http://forums.sentora.org/showthread.php?tid=1118 and it does indeed
> filter the test message so it should be working ok?

That set of steps is designed to do is to change the subject line of spam 
emails to contain (it's not clear to me whether it then becomes the only 
content, or whether the original content is also retained) the phrase 
"***SPAM***"

Are the spam emails which are still arriving in your inbox/es labelled in this 
way?  If they are, then what you have installed is working as expected.

Also, you say you "originally installed spamassassin according to that guide" 
- what have you changed since then?  How does your current setup differ from 
what those steps create?


Antony.

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moving spam to junk folder

[Matthew Broadhead]

i am using CentOS 7, spamassassin-3.4.0-2.el7.x86_64, 
postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64, with amavisd.


i set my local.cf to use MySQL as a bayes store and it seems to work 
fine setting ham and spam in the database when a message is flagged.  
however it has had no impact on spam received to the inboxes.  we are 
still receiving a large amount of junk email.


i originally installed spamassassin according to this guide 
http://forums.sentora.org/showthread.php?tid=1118 and it does indeed 
filter the test message so it should be working ok?