ONLamp: What’s New in SpamAssassin 3.0

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2004

“Many system administrators rely on SpamAssassin as part of
their spam filtering strategy. Its combination of static rules for
recognizing spam and its ability to adaptively learn the
characteristics of spam and spammers make it appealing in many
environments.

“During the process of writing my book, SpamAssassin, I began to
use the beta and release candidate versions of the
soon-to-be-available SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (SA 3), so I could be sure
that the book would cover any differences. This major release is
anticipated to occur in the next month or two. What new features
can administrators expect? We’ll take a look at a few in this
article…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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