How do I configure SpamAssassin?

How to Configure the SpamAssassin Score Setting

1. Click the ‘Spam Filters’ link on the main cPanel dashboard. Click on “Spam Filters”
2. Click on the ‘Spam Threshold Score’ link.
3. Adjust the Spam Threshold Score to your desired level.

Where is the SpamAssassin configuration file?

Configuration File Locations The SpamAssassin configuration files live by default in /usr/share/spamassassin and /etc/mail/spamassassin.

How do you use SpamAssassin?

SpamAssassin is a great anti-spam tool….How to use SpamAssassin

1. Log in to cPanel through your dashboard.
2. Click on My cPanel.
3. Go to the Mail section.
4. Click on the Spam Filters icon.
5. Click Process New Emails and Mark them as Spam button to enable it.
6. Click Process New Emails and Mark them as Spam button to disable it.

How do I disable SpamAssassin in WHM?

Procedure. Access WHM and access Tweak Settings and then set “Enable Apache SpamAssassin™ spam filter” to off. Then also be sure it is disabled in WHM under Service Manager. This is done by unchecking the enabled column for “Apache SpamAssassin™” and then clicking save.

How do I change my SpamAssassin score?

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1. Log into cPanel of the account.
2. Go to the Apache SpamAssassin section, under the email heading.
3. At the bottom of the page, click Configure Apache SpamAssassin.
4. Set the required score. Note: Lower is more strict and will block more emails.
5. Scroll down to the bottom, click Save.

What is SpamAssassin in cPanel?

Apache SpamAssassin is a user-friendly email utility which examines incoming mail for different spam characteristics. It uses various network tests and spam filtering to get an overall score in order to decide whether the mail should be considered as spam or not.

What is SpamAssassin score?

The SpamAssassin score tells us how likely an email is to be spam. Each test has a number associated with it, often a small number like 0.1 or –0.2. As messages are analyzed, the software keeps a running total, adding the individual test results to produce a combined score.

What is a good SpamAssassin score?

5
SpamAssassin works by analyzing an email and giving it a spam score. The lower the score, the better the chances of the email getting delivered successfully. Anything below 5 is considered to be a decent score—above 5 and there is a good chance that the email will be filtered out somewhere before it reaches the inbox.

How do I enable SpamAssassin WHM?

To enable this setting, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to WHM as the root user.
2. Navigate to WHM’s Exim Configuration Manager interface (WHM >> Home >> Service Configuration >> Exim Configuration Manager) and select the Apache SpamAssassin™ Options tab.
3. For the Old-Style Spam System setting, select On.
4. Click Save.

What is SpamAssassin folder?

SpamAssassin allows you to automatically put spam messages in a “spam box.” Spam Box is essentially a spam folder on your email account – this is where SpamAssassin will deliver all the messages that has been flagged to be spam. From there, you can delete the spam, or if there is a false positive (ie.

Is SpamAssassin any good?

Although SpamAssassin isn’t a perfect tool and won’t eliminate all spam, it does do a decent job when configured to your specifications. If you have cPanel hosting, I would certainly recommend you give it a try since it doesn’t cost you any extra money.

How do I increase my SpamAssassin score?

Mass-Check. Participating in NightlyMassChecks means that the scores for many of the SpamAssassin tests take your own emails into account, which is likely to increase your accuracy. You don’t even upload your emails, unless you want to, just the test hit rates.

How to enable/disable SpamAssassin in WHM?

If an incoming message reaches a predefined score, the message is discarded. This score can be set under the Filters heading. The default setting is 5. You can Enable/Disable the SpamAssassin utility from the WHM control panel. Do follow the steps below for doing the same. Step 3 : Select the Enable/Disable button and then save it.

How to enable Apache SpamAssassin™ spam filter?

Apache SpamAssassin uses various network tests and spam filtering to get an overall score in order to decide whether the mail should be considered as spam or not. Login to your cPanel WHM control panel as root. Make sure that the setting Enable Apache SpamAssassin™ spam filter is set to On “This should be default value” Click Save button.

What is SpamAssassin and where can I find it?

SpamAssassin is an open source Apache Project and is located in cPanel under the Spam Filter settings. The source was first made widely available back in April 2001. If you are more technically-minded and want to see how it has evolved over the years, you can see a full change history here.

What is the custom score for SpamAssassin?

Custom Score: Any score between 1 and 10, configurable to two decimal places. This enables you to fine-tune the SpamAssassin Score setting if you continue to receive Spam emails. I recommend keeping the Score at the Default level, and only adjust it if you still have a problem with spam emails.