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How to install Spamassassin for systems with directadmin

This little how to explains how to install spamassassin on systems with directadmin.

cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts

Change your directory to the DA install scripts

./spam.sh

builds spamassassin, when askes for information you should hit enter unless you are sure you want to change the settings.

Start the spamassassin daemon:

/usr/bin/spamd -d -c -m 5

edit /etc/exim.conf

vi /etc/exim.conf

Change:

# Spam Assassin
#spamcheck_director:
# driver = accept
# condition = “${if and { \
# {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} \
# {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} \
# {!eq {$received_protocol}{local}} \
# {exists{/home/${lookup{$domain}lsearch{/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}/.spamassassin/user_prefs}} \
# {< {$message_size}{100k}} \
# } {1}{0}}"
# retry_use_local_part
# transport = spamcheck
# no_verify

to
# Spam Assassin
spamcheck_director:
driver = accept
condition = "${if and { \
{!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} \
{!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} \
{!eq {$received_protocol}{local}} \
{exists{/home/${lookup{$domain}lsearch{/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}/.spamassassin/user_prefs}} \
{<{$message_size}{100k}} \
} {1}{0}}"
retry_use_local_part
transport = spamcheck
no_verify

And save the exim.conf

restart exim

/sbin/service exim restart