Confixx SPAMASSASSIN installation
STEP 1.
INSTALLING 3RD PARTY PRODUCTS FROM THE SUSE DISTRIBUTION
Below is the list of SuSE packages to be installed if you chose recommended
configuration.
apache
apache-mod_php4
apache-mod_python
mysql
mysql-shared
mysql-client
mod_php4-core
perl
perl-DBI
perl-Msql-Mysql-modules
vsftpd
postfix
qpopper
bind
bind-utils
webalizer
procmail
gcc
libc6-dev
make
perl-spamassassin (SuSE 9)
spamassassin (SuSE 9)
The SpamAssassin software gives an ability to filter SPAM in your customers Mailboxes when receiving mail there.
Skip the step if you do not need SpamAssassin support in Confixx.
You can also skip the step for SuSE9 box, if you alredy installed
SpamAssassin package from SuSE distribution.
The latest software version can be found on http://spamassassin.org
The latest (at the moment of publishing) zipped version can downloaded via
the following URL:
http://au2.spamassassin.org/released/Mail-SpamAssassin-2.61.tar.gz
Unpack the ditribution
#~: tar -xzf Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.gz
#~: cd Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60
Build it
#~: perl Makefile.PL
#~: make
#~: make install
You need to extract the files
/etc/init.d/spamassassin
/etc/procmailrc
/etc/default/spamassassin
from the files.tgz archive and place them at the locations specified (packed from / - directory).
Then edit /etc/postfix/main.cf file to set the following option:
mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail
then launch
#~: update-rc.d spamassassin defaults
Make sure that file /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf exists
and create it if no:
#~: touch /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf
Now SpamAssassin is configured.