From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Apr 11 11:44:27 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99D6B16A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:44:27 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from Gina.esfm.ipn.mx (esfm.ipn.mx [148.204.102.61])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B98E43D39
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:44:27 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx)
Received: from Gina.esfm.ipn.mx (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by Gina.esfm.ipn.mx (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i3BIi8Ps040319;
	Sun, 11 Apr 2004 13:44:08 -0500 (CDT)
	(envelope-from mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx)
Received: from localhost (mrspock@localhost)i3BIi8de040316;
	Sun, 11 Apr 2004 13:44:08 -0500 (CDT)
	(envelope-from mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx)
X-Authentication-Warning: Gina.esfm.ipn.mx: mrspock owned process doing -bs
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 13:44:08 -0500 (CDT)
From: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx>
To: Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
In-Reply-To: <200404112000.04911.peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
Message-ID: <20040411133941.P40153@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
References: <20040410140222.H80144@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
 <200404112000.04911.peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: spam in an inbox.
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 18:44:27 -0000

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004, Peter Schuller wrote:

> > How can I do that?
> >
> > Of course, I can make a program that decides where each message starts and
> > where it ends, save it in a file and then filter it with spamassassin and
> > with the filtered file use grep to find "X-Spam-flag: YES to discard this
> > message.
> >
> > I think it is too complicated... Is there an easier solution?
>
> If you can find a mailbox format converter (I'm sure there are a few but I
> haven't checked), you could convert it to Maildir and easily script the
> operation as with a Maildir each message will be a separate file. That way
> you don't have to do the parsing.
>

Thank you, Peter.

The problem was already solved with formail & procmail.

formail can process the mailbox --as you suggest-- and procmail
calls spamassassin in its rules.  Once the messages are
classified, procmail filters spam.

Thanks.