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Frequently Asked Questions

See also FixingErrors.

• Really frequently asked questions
  • SpamAssassin is killing my server, and I use downloaded rulesets: FasterPerformance, OutOfMemoryProblems
  Real FAQs
  • Spam is getting through. How can I get new rules to improve the hit-rate? RunningSaUpdate
• What's new?
  • When is the next version going to be out? NextRelease
  • SpamAssassin publicity: InTheNews
• I'm not a spammer!
  • How can I avoid our newsletters being marked as spam?: AvoidingFpsForSenders
• How does it work?
  • How are the scores assigned?: HowScoresAreAssigned
  • Does SpamAssassin filter email-borne viruses as well as spam?: FilteringViruses
  • What is the history of SpamAssassin?: SpamAssassinHistory
  • Why are the number of stars rounded down yet the score is rounded normally?: RoundingIssues
  • Why use rules? Statistical filters are the future!: WhyUseRules
  • Shouldn't the rules be kept secret?: PublicRules
• Using SpamAssassin...
  • How do I report spam? ReportingSpam
  • How to filter spam mail in Outlook Express: OeFilter
  • How can I mark as spam all messages that contain a Windows executable?: MarkingAllWindowsExecutables
  • I'm seeing error messages! How do I fix them?: FixingErrors
  • What debug channels are available?: DebugChannels
• Installation and configuration...
  • I sent myself spam and it didn't work / How do I test SpamAssassin?: TestingInstallation
  • How do I get SpamAssassin to delete spam and is it a good idea?: DeletingAllMailsMarkedSpam
  • Where should I put local-system-specific rules or configuration options?: WhereDoLocalSettingsGo
  • How can I change the way SpamAssassin marks up messages it considers to be spam??: ChangingMarkup
  • I want to run SpamAssassin for my large site. What specification of mail server do I need?: SitewideServerSpec
  • How can I get SpamAssassin to run faster?: FasterPerformance
  • How do I tell whether rules in my user_prefs file are active?: UserPrefRuleTest
  • I upgraded to SpamAssassin 3.0.x and suddenly subject rewriting stopped working!: SubjectRewrite
  • How can I install SpamAssassin on Windows? InstallingOnWindows

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    How do I use [SpamAssassin] with SQL? \["UsingSQL"\]

  • How do I send data to a SeparateLogFile ?
  • What tools are available to help me see which rules are hitting and how efficient those rules are? StatsAndAnalyzers
  • How do I setup Mutt to use procmail and SpamAssassin?: UsingMutt
• Want to contribute?
  • I've got some wonderful new rules that would help classify mail messages! How do I contribute them?: ContributingNewRules
  • I have a great idea for an anti-phishing rule, detecting links that claim to be linking to a different URL than their real target!: AntiPhishFakeUrlRule
  • I get lots of spam from a program called "The Bat!", so I want to write a rule to block it. Is this a good idea?: DontBlockTheBat
  • A spam message got through! Can I send it to you so you can update the filters?: DoYouWantMySpam
  • A non-spam message got flagged as spam. Should I send it to you?: DoYouWantMyHam

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    Something more direct / "tangible"? The \[http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/trunk/CREDITS CREDITS\] file has some more information per-developer, and/or also consider contributing directly to the \[http://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF\]. (thanks, it's much appreciated!)

• More questions?
  • Where should I ask questions that aren't answered here?: AskingQuestions
  • How do I report a bug?: ReportingBugs

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