Edit/add the file with below config and save it. Ģnd configuration file that we need to edit is /etc/sysconfig/spamassassin file. For this guide we will use the default subject header of. Rewrite_header : This line does exactly what it implies, that is, any message caught as ‘SPAM’ will have the subject line rewritten to include this header. For our example email server we will use the score of 5, but you can of course set this value according to your preference. If we set the score to 3 we would catch a lot of unsolicited emails but quite a few false positives would still get through. Zero would be classified as a legitimate email item, whereas 5 would be an definite ‘SPAM’ item.
Required_score : This line sets the spam score for all email alllowed through to your domain, with levels of certainty set from 0 to 5. For this guide we shall use 0 as the score. A score of 1 will delete the spam item, whereas a score of 0 will send the item to the inbox and rewrite the subject line. The levels for this line are set to either a 1 or 0. Report_safe : This line determines whether to delete the item or to move the item to the inbox whilst appending a spam notice to the subject line. Adjust the strictness score to your organization’s needs – a large medical organisation might want to let email items through that are trying to sell pharmaceuticals, so we might increase the level to a more modest 8.0. A setting of 5.0 is generally effective for a small organisation or a single user. Required_hits : This determines the filter balance the lower the score the more aggressive the filter. Here is the explanation of each setting of the above configuration. Then edit the configuration file with the settings below. CONFIGURE SPAMASSASSINġst open /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf running the command below. Now Let’s see how we can configure these configuration files. Two configuration files in SpamAssain and one with the Postfix Mail Server. There are Three configuration files that need to be edited in the SpamAssassin and Postfix Mail Server.
SPAMASSASSIN SCORES HOW TO
Therefore this tutorial will walk you through how to configure SpamAssain on CentOS Web Panel. The SpamAssassin filter should now be applied to any new messages that you receive.SpamAssassin is an Open Source anti-spam platform that attempts to filter spam by examining incoming emails in the CentOS Web Panel integrated with the Postfix Mail Server.Īlthough the SpamAssassin service is running we cannot see Spam filtering is working. Choose Move Message To, then select where you want to move it. If you find that this is not catching enough spam, you may wish to reduce the number of asterisks.ĥ) Now, we need to define an action to be performed when a message meets the criteria we have just specified. The more stars present in this header, the higher the SpamAssassin score. A message with a 7 or more score is almost always spam, so you will probably want to add 7 asterisks to start with. Choose Contains and then add some asterisks to the text area next to it. This will add "X-Spam-Level" to the list (which will probably be empty).Ĥ) The next menu allows you to specify the criteria that must be met. then create a new filter in the desired account.Ģ) In the criteria section, select the first pulldown menu and select Customize. Here's how to filter messages that have a high SpamAssassin score into Postbox's Junk folder.ġ) Navigate to Postbox's Tools menu > Message Filters.
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