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== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
| − | What you'll need: | + | === What you'll need: === |
* a text editor, such as Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac). Important: make sure the editor is set to Plain Text mode and not Rich Text mode. | * a text editor, such as Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac). Important: make sure the editor is set to Plain Text mode and not Rich Text mode. | ||
* an FTP or SFTP client, such as [[Internet Software|WinSCP]] (Windows) or [[Internet Software|Cyberduck]] (Mac), the same one you used when uploading your website. Note: if you had a third party upload your website, ask them to perform this entire task for you instead. | * an FTP or SFTP client, such as [[Internet Software|WinSCP]] (Windows) or [[Internet Software|Cyberduck]] (Mac), the same one you used when uploading your website. Note: if you had a third party upload your website, ask them to perform this entire task for you instead. | ||
| − | Here are instructions for getting it activated in your account: | + | === Here are instructions for getting it activated in your account: === |
* Open your text editor. | * Open your text editor. | ||
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* Upload the procmail.txt file, and make sure that you use ASCII format when you do so. | * Upload the procmail.txt file, and make sure that you use ASCII format when you do so. | ||
* Once the file is uploaded, rename the file: .procmailrc (note the preceding period; this is very important) | * Once the file is uploaded, rename the file: .procmailrc (note the preceding period; this is very important) | ||
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| + | === You're done! === | ||
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| + | Spamassassin is now installed and will work instantly and automatically for all email accounts. | ||
== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 21 September 2009
SpamAssassin is a program installed on our virtual web servers that filters your email for spam based on a pre-defined scoring system. We provide this service free of charge to our customers. It requires a small procmail configuration inside your account space.
Contents
Instructions
What you'll need:
- a text editor, such as Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac). Important: make sure the editor is set to Plain Text mode and not Rich Text mode.
- an FTP or SFTP client, such as WinSCP (Windows) or Cyberduck (Mac), the same one you used when uploading your website. Note: if you had a third party upload your website, ask them to perform this entire task for you instead.
Here are instructions for getting it activated in your account:
- Open your text editor.
- Apply the right ruleset:
- If you're on one of our newer servers, copy the following and paste it into your editor window:
:0fw
* < 60000
| /usr/bin/spamc
:0e
{
EXITCODE=77
}
:0:
* ^X-Spam-Status: Yes
$DEFAULT/.Spam/
- If you're on one of our older servers, copy the following and paste it into your editor window:
:0fw
* < 60000
| /usr/bin/spamassassin
:0e
{
EXITCODE=77
}
:0:
* ^X-Spam-Status: Yes
/dev/null
- Note: if you're unsure whether or not you're on an older or newer server, please contact support.
- Save the file as: procmail.txt
- Connect to your webhosting server via SFTP.
- Upload the procmail.txt file, and make sure that you use ASCII format when you do so.
- Once the file is uploaded, rename the file: .procmailrc (note the preceding period; this is very important)
You're done!
Spamassassin is now installed and will work instantly and automatically for all email accounts.
Troubleshooting
If you've set a procmail.log file within your .procmailrc, you can examine that file for originating email addresses, subjects, file size, and times of the spam receipt:
----- From terry7567793414v13@spamhub.com.au Thu Jul 11 00:13:15 2002 Subject: *****SPAM***** Here is that link 1594HNsC1--9 Folder: /dev/null 4748 -----
For detailed information about SpamAssassin, please visit spamassassin.org.
