Re: Milter dies with latest SA upgrade from CPAN

[Tony Shadwick]

Solved.  Those on FreeBSD take note, FYI.

Using FreeBSD 4.7, I installed SA using the ports collection.  This 
installed spamassassin, spamd, and spamc in /usr/local.  When I 
upgraded SA, I used CPAN.  CPAN installed it's upgraded files in /usr.  
'which spamd' returns the command in /usr, but all of my scripts and 
spamass-milter points to the files in /usr/local.  Pointing them to all 
/usr fixed the issue.

Weirdness.  Note to self.  Always use the same method for 
installation/upgrade. :P

I like using CPAN, but it always seems to cause issues.


On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 03:19 PM, Tony Shadwick wrote:

> I don't know what's going on here, but for some reason SpamAssassin 
> Milter is failing to filter spam with the latest version from CPAN - 
> 2.53.
>
> Here's what happens.  I run the following command to test SA for 
> functionality:
>
> # spamassassin -t < sample-spam.txt > spam.out
> # less spam.out
> Received: from localhost [127.0.0.1] by jade.tseinc.com
>         with SpamAssassin (2.53 1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp);
>         Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:13:41 -0500
> From: address@hidden
> To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
> Subject: *****SPAM***** Home Based Business for Grownups
> Date: 21 Jan 01 8:24:27 PM
> Message-Id: <N1msdrbJXNPfV4wg9>
> X-Spam-Flag: YES
> X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=8.4 required=4.7
>         tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DRASTIC_REDUCED,HOME_EMPLOYMENT,
>               INVALID_DATE,INVALID_MSGID,NO_REAL_NAME,ONCE_IN_LIFETIME,
>               RCVD_IN_OSIRUSOFT_COM,REMOVE_SUBJ,UNDISC_RECIPS
>         version=2.53
> X-Spam-Level: ********
> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53 1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_3EA5A275.0E88200A"
>
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> ------------=_3EA5A275.0E88200A
> Content-Type: text/plain
> Content-Disposition: inline
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
>
> This mail is probably spam.  The original message has been attached
> along with this report, so you can recognize or block similar unwanted
> mail in future.  See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details.
>
> Content preview:  THIS ENTERPRISE IS AWESOMELY FEATURED IN SEPTEMBER
>   2000 MILLIONAIRE, AUGUST 2000 TYCOONS AND AUGUST 2000 ENTREPRENEUR
>   Magazine. ====> Do you have a burning desire to change the quality of
>   your existing life? [...]
>
> Content analysis details:   (8.40 points, 4.7 required)
> INVALID_DATE       (0.6 points)  Invalid Date: header (not RFC 2822)
> NO_REAL_NAME       (0.7 points)  From: does not include a real name
> UNDISC_RECIPS      (1.4 points)  Valid-looking To 
> "undisclosed-recipients"
> ONCE_IN_LIFETIME   (0.7 points)  BODY: Once in a lifetime, apparently
> REMOVE_SUBJ        (0.8 points)  BODY: List removal information
> DRASTIC_REDUCED    (1.5 points)  BODY: Drastically Reduced
> HOME_EMPLOYMENT    (1.5 points)  BODY: Information on how to work at 
> home (2)
> DATE_IN_PAST_12_24 (0.2 points)  Date: is 12 to 24 hours before 
> Received: date
> RCVD_IN_OSIRUSOFT_COM (0.6 points)  RBL: Received via a relay in 
> relays.osirusof
> t.com
>                    [RBL check: found 
> 142.249.10.63.relays.osirusoft.com., type:
> 127.0.0.3]
> INVALID_MSGID      (0.4 points)  Message-Id is not valid, according to 
> RFC 2822
>
> ****SNIP****
>
> Okay, so then I do this:
>
> # mail numbski < sample-spam.txt
>
> I check my mail, and here's the header off the message I got:
Tony Shadwick
Manager of Internet Services
Strategic Technology Group
314-480-1324

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