Adminspotting: Stories of Spam, Part 1

[ Thanks to Joe for this link. ]

This article will explain how to create a shared, central area for users to contribute spam that they've received in their email. From this central area, an admin can run sa-learn--a tool that teaches SpamAssassin about new spam--on a periodic basis to sweep the directory.

"I'll be using Dovecot for the IMAP server. POP3 won't work for this project since it doesn't support server-side folders. However, if you're still strictly using POP3 on your server, I'd advise looking at a calendar. I'll also be using Maildir to store the mail. Again, if you're using mbox, please upgrade..."

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