dj.s
September 6, 2025, 4:29am
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Many spams are coming like crazy i am unsure what to do?
Where to check spams coming in all emails? And what shall we do? Any other software to control it?
Joe
September 6, 2025, 6:24am
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You should first check the headers to be sure SpamAssassin is working.
That will also show you the score and what tests were triggered by the email.
You can configure SpamAssassin in any way you like, and to be as strict as you like, though it’s probably not a matter of “strictness”, because just lowering the score that causes mail to be marked as a spam very low is likely to cause a lot of false positives. You should instead enable and tune the tests you’re using to suit the kinds of spam you’re seeing get through. You can also train the Bayesian filter.
dj.s
September 6, 2025, 7:00am
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hi joe, thank for info can u share a link for this guide please including baysian filter and spamassassin and all you talking about?
Joe
September 6, 2025, 7:40am
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Our documentation only covers our part of the equation; enabling it in Virtualmin and what happens when mail is detected as spam or mail, and making sure that’s working.
Our docs are here: Spam and Virus Scanning | Virtualmin — Open Source Web Hosting Control Panel
We also have some troubleshooting docs that cover what to look for when troubleshooting spam filtering: Troubleshooting Emails | Virtualmin — Open Source Web Hosting Control Panel
The SpamAssassin docs are here: SpamAssassin: Documentation
But, again, you need to look at the headers of a received mail to make sure SpamAssassin is working and what tests are being triggered and whether a simple tweak can help. Open a spam that made it into your inbox and look at the headers. If you don’t know what they mean, you can post them here and we’ll help interpret them. They’ll look something like this, assuming everything is working:
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on n1.virtualmin.com
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,
DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HTML_MESSAGE,LOTS_OF_MONEY,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,
MIME_HTML_ONLY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,
URIBL_CT_SURBL autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6
dj.s
September 6, 2025, 7:43am
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i tried on some and here i get but its not spam..
Return-Path: noreply@myus.com server.workliflysolutions.com dj.s@workliflysolutions.com dj.s@workliflysolutions.com ”@server.workliflysolutions.com server.workliflysolutions.com ;header.d=myus.com header.i=@myus.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=smtpcustomer header.b=qjCuRjg9;header.d=smtpsendmail.com header.i=@smtpsendmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=smtpcustomer header.b=cEeIB7oP;mailer194.gate179.sl.smtp.com (mailer194.gate179.sl.smtp.com [192.40.179.194])server.workliflysolutions.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 68ED51C018Cdj.s@workliflysolutions.com ; Fri, 5 Sep 2025 11:05:37 +0000 (UTC)SMTP.com is an email service provider. Our abuse team caresabuse@smtp.com for further investigation.25b9deb2-a5bc-4b26-8177-5ba495f8f2a3@mtl-mta07-out2 dj.s@workliflysolutions.com ; Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:05:05 +0000 (UTC)MyUS.com ” noreply@myus.com dj.s@workliflysolutions.com no-reply@myus.com mailto:abuse@abuse.smtp.com?subject=MailStop&body=90ae1047-206b-4d01-8b8f-7dc9daac1c8f_9062077 ,https://api.smtp.com/v4/unsubscribe?mid=90ae1047-206b-4d01-8b8f-7dc9daac1c8f&sid=9062077 d=myus.com ;i=@myus.com ; q=dns/txt; s=smtpcustomer; t=1757070312; h=feedback-id :d=smtpsendmail.com ;i=@smtpsendmail.com ; q=dns/txt; s=smtpcustomer; t=1757070312;server.workliflysolutions.com [0.0.0.0]); Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:05:42 +0000 (UTC)
You can create you own rule if they all have the same subject ie below.
popmay
September 6, 2025, 2:21pm
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There is a lot of info out there. Chasing spam is tedious.
Here is a full list under TEMPLATE TAGS
Adds a header that shows what rules are triggered with their score.
Non spam example:
Spam caught showing weighted rules:
To weight existing rules first see what is being triggered in X-Spam-Status, copy the rule exactly and change its value in Header and Body tests.
I have better luck if I keep the triggers short. i in the next column makes the trigger not case sensitive
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dj.s
September 6, 2025, 4:31pm
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thanks stefan for enlightening examples. i understand now
dj.s
September 6, 2025, 4:33pm
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thanks popmay for valuable insight and detailed explaination.
how dows baysian filter work or spam training? automatically? as in i open mail via roundcube and mark an email as spam? thats all?
system
November 5, 2025, 4:33pm
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