SpamAssassin post-conversion

rclarkofnc · July 23rd, 2007, 3:10 PM

Since the mail format conversion on SH93 yesterday, the messaged flagged by SpamAssassing have the "***SPAM***" added to the subject line instead of the custom subject line I had set previously. I went into cPanel, and the option to configure the subject line is gone. I checked the SpamAssassin config file and the line for my custom subject line ("rewrite_header subject [SPAM=_HITS_]") is still there. Does anyone know why the custom subject is no longer working?

**Bigjohn** · July 23rd, 2007, 3:24 PM

I was wondering what the heck happend to my Spam Assassin.

I bet my learn script is going to fail tonight too.

**Bigjohn** · July 24th, 2007, 12:09 AM

HEY, SUPPORT? Surpass? What the hell IS going on? This happened to me.

**MrPixar** · July 24th, 2007, 6:01 PM

Happened to me too ... had a subject rewrite rule set and found my inbox riddled with spam crap with the subject "***SPAM***" rather than what my rules filter on ...

Please re-enable this rule on an otherwise-very clean upgrade :-)

**TomK** · July 25th, 2007, 2:42 AM

I'm having the same problem - messages just labeled ***SPAM*** and not what I set it up for. Still seems to be directed to a different mailtrap email id, but who knows what values are now going in to it versus being deleted.

Given the extra overhead now of logging into each individual email account, I'll probably get rid of the extra email accounts and POP all mail to my PC and use a spam filter there.

TomK

**Bigjohn** · July 25th, 2007, 10:33 AM

Hmm.
I'm confused.
My spam assassin learn script ran fine on XEON last night.

TOM -
I think you can use a tool like Thunderbird to login to each IMAP account, and have them all open at the same time.

**MrPixar** · July 25th, 2007, 3:56 PM

Anyone from Surpass care to chime in on when this'll be fixed? It *was* working pre-conversion

**jdcopelin** · July 25th, 2007, 4:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrPixar

Happened to me too ... had a subject rewrite rule set and found my inbox riddled with spam crap with the subject "***SPAM***" rather than what my rules filter on ...

Please re-enable this rule on an otherwise-very clean upgrade :-)

With CPanel 11 you can't as spamassassin is handled globally on the server at SMTP time. An admin can change what text is added to the subject or change it to [SPAM] but it would be for everyone on the server, not per user. If you want to use email filtering, then the new version has some really useful X-Spam headers added to messages.

Regards
Jonathan

rclarkofnc · July 25th, 2007, 11:55 PM

Thanks, Jonathan, for the explanation. It would have been nice for Surpass to have warned us about this ahead of time.

The extra headers are nice, but don't help with visual sorting. My [SPAM=_HITS_] header made it easy to sort out the "may be spams" since I could quickly factor in the spam score along with the sender and subject and make my own judgment about whether or not to open it. Now I'll have to either lower my cutoff score (and risk missing valid messages) or take a risk and open up the "may be's". Bummer.

If it can't be customized for each user, I would at least prefer a shorter flag, such as "[SPAM]" instead of the overly long "***SPAM***". What do y'all think? If enough agree, perhaps we could petition Surpass to change it.

July 23rd, 2007, 3:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
rclarkofnc Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2006 Lives in Charlotte, NC Hosted on SH93 18 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	SpamAssassin post-conversion Since the mail format conversion on SH93 yesterday, the messaged flagged by SpamAssassing have the "*SPAM*" added to the subject line instead of the custom subject line I had set previously. I went into cPanel, and the option to configure the subject line is gone. I checked the SpamAssassin config file and the line for my custom subject line ("rewrite_header subject [SPAM=_HITS_]") is still there. Does anyone know why the custom subject is no longer working? __________________ Shared Server SH93

July 23rd, 2007, 3:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,395 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	I was wondering what the heck happend to my Spam Assassin. I bet my learn script is going to fail tonight too. __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

July 24th, 2007, 12:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,395 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	HEY, SUPPORT? Surpass? What the hell IS going on? This happened to me. __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

July 24th, 2007, 6:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
MrPixar Pixel Smasher Comfy Contributor Joined in Feb 2004 Lives in Miami, FL Hosted on Pass51 139 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Happened to me too ... had a subject rewrite rule set and found my inbox riddled with spam crap with the subject "*SPAM" rather than what my rules filter on ... Please re-enable this rule on an otherwise-very clean upgrade :-) __________________ Pass51 \| garyzullo.com*

July 25th, 2007, 2:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
TomK Just another User..... Comfy Contributor Joined in Jan 2006 207 posts Gave thanks: 9 Thanked 14 times	I'm having the same problem - messages just labeled *SPAM* and not what I set it up for. Still seems to be directed to a different mailtrap email id, but who knows what values are now going in to it versus being deleted. Given the extra overhead now of logging into each individual email account, I'll probably get rid of the extra email accounts and POP all mail to my PC and use a spam filter there. TomK __________________ pass75

July 25th, 2007, 10:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,395 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	Hmm. I'm confused. My spam assassin learn script ran fine on XEON last night. TOM - I think you can use a tool like Thunderbird to login to each IMAP account, and have them all open at the same time. __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

July 25th, 2007, 3:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
MrPixar Pixel Smasher Comfy Contributor Joined in Feb 2004 Lives in Miami, FL Hosted on Pass51 139 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Anyone from Surpass care to chime in on when this'll be fixed? It was working pre-conversion __________________ Pass51 \| garyzullo.com

July 25th, 2007, 11:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
rclarkofnc Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2006 Lives in Charlotte, NC Hosted on SH93 18 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks, Jonathan, for the explanation. It would have been nice for Surpass to have warned us about this ahead of time. The extra headers are nice, but don't help with visual sorting. My [SPAM=_HITS_] header made it easy to sort out the "may be spams" since I could quickly factor in the spam score along with the sender and subject and make my own judgment about whether or not to open it. Now I'll have to either lower my cutoff score (and risk missing valid messages) or take a risk and open up the "may be's". Bummer. If it can't be customized for each user, I would at least prefer a shorter flag, such as "[SPAM]" instead of the overly long "*SPAM*". What do y'all think? If enough agree, perhaps we could petition Surpass to change it. __________________ Shared Server SH93

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