Postfix Cyrus Web cyradm HOWTO

11.3. Getting and installing spamassassin

Spamassassin is the todays leading opensource project to fight against SPAM. To

describe how spamassassin works would be too much for this document. For further

information please consult http://eu.spamassassin.org/doc.html

11.3.1. Download

Origin Site: http://eu.spamassassin.org/released/Mail SpamAssassin 2.63.tar.gz

11.3.2. Prerequisites

Spamassassin depends on a lot of prerequisites. The easiest way is using the CPAN

repository. Issue the command

perl  MCPAN  e shell

and answer all questions as

needed.

11.3.3. Building and installing

cd /usr/local

tar  xvzf Mail SpamAssassin 2.63.tar.gz

cd Mail SpamAssassin 2.63

perl Makefile.PL

# You get prompted to run Razor tests which you should answer with "y"

Run Razor v2 tests (these may fail due to network problems)? (y/n) [n] y

make && make install

11.4. Getting and installing amavisd new

Amavisd new is the software that glues all the software described above together to

postfix

11.4.1. Download

Origin Site: http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/amavisd new 20030616 p8.tar.gz

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