From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Aug  1 11:24:29 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: 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 268B316A4E1
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  1 Aug 2006 11:24:29 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com)
Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net
	[207.172.157.102])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B22043D5A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  1 Aug 2006 11:24:27 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com)
Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22])
	by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 01 Aug 2006 07:24:31 -0400
Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11])
	by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.7.5a-GA) with ESMTP id LYZ81378;
	Tue, 1 Aug 2006 07:24:24 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from 65-78-24-149.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO
	jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([65.78.24.149])
	by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 01 Aug 2006 07:24:25 -0400
X-IronPort-AV: i="4.07,201,1151899200"; 
	d="scan'208"; a="247447010:sNHT22786564"
From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Message-ID: <17615.14574.739939.247118@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 07:20:14 -0400
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <44CED510.4070000@ywave.com>
References: <20060731173633.V15966@justnosweat.net>
	<44CED510.4070000@ywave.com>
X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5  (beta27) "fiddleheads" XEmacs Lucid
X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net
X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown,
	refid=str=0001.0A090205.44CF397F.0026,ss=1,fgs=0,
	ip=207.172.4.11, so=2006-05-09 23:27:51,
	dmn=5.2.4/2006-05-04
Subject: Re: spamfilter
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
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: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:24:29 -0000

Micah writes:

>  > I `ve got a spam problem and want to run a spamfilter.
>  > There is only a problem i don`t no witch spamfilter to choose.
>  > Can anyone give me a tip of a good and simple to run spamfilter???
>  
>  I'm running SpamAssassin and spamass-milter. They seem to do an
>  okay job.

	While I run (and like) this combination myself, there are at
least two caveats of which one ought to be aware:

	1) spamd (part of SpamAssassin) is written in perl.  This is
fine for a workstation, not so much for a high-volume mail server.
	2) installing spamass-milter requires rebuilding sendmail.  (I
have no idea about other MTAs.)  This usually sounds more
frightening than it is, but can still lead to complications.


					Robert Huff