SpamAssassin Wiki

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Welcome to SpamAssassin! Keeping mailboxes free of spam.Spam Assassin (SA) is a mature, widely-deployed open source project that acts serves as an e-a mail filter in order to identify and block Spam spam, also known as unsolicited commercial email (UCE) by using a diverse array of tactics. The spam identification tests include . SpamAssassin uses a variety of mechanisms including header and text analysis, as well as support for blacklists and spam tracking databaseBayesian filtering, DNS blocklists, and collaborative filtering databases.

Our Collaborative Manual: The SpamAssassin community has created this collaborative documentation using a Wiki. These pages are edited by the community, and replace the previous FAQ.

What's new?

• Wiki Markup
  [SpamAssassin] is now an \[http://www.apache.org/ Apache Project\]

• LogoContest: design the new SpamAssassin logo!
  

Learning about SpamAssassin:

• UsingSpamAssassin: ways to use SpamAssassin, tools etc.
• FalsePositives: non-spam mails being matched incorrectly as spam
• FixingErrors: things that can go wrong and how to fix them
• FrequentlyAskedQuestions: general questions about SpamAssassin, not errors (see FixingErrors for that)
• BayesInSpamAssassin: training SpamAssassin's Bayesian learner
• AutoWhitelist: the SpamAssassin AWL
• DnsBlocklists: using DNSBLs with SpamAssassin
• UsingDcc: using DCC with SpamAssassin
• UsingRazor: using Razor with SpamAssassin
• UsingPyzor: using Pyzor with SpamAssassin
• UsedViaProcmail: using Procmail with SpamAssassin
• WritingRules: how to write and test new rules
• CustomRulesets: Third party "drop-in" addon rulesets
• CustomPlugins: Third party "drop-in" plugins for SpamAssassin 3.0 and later
• BooksAboutSpamAssassin: Published books that discuss SpamAssassin.
  

Get Involved:

• WeLoveVolunteers: areas where you can help improve SpamAssassin
• ThirdPartySoftware for SpamAssassin
• DevelopmentStuff: Stuff of interest to developers and those interested in the development process
• Edit these Wiki pages.

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