Re: SPAM & HAM Reporting Suggestions

[Jim Strickland <jims@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am still quite new to the Unix side of OS X. I know what cron is for but, how do I set it up to run this script at a certain time each day? The way SpamAssassin was installed I have to run the script as root. How do I get cron to automatically run the script as root? Any help would be appreciated.

Dan Tappin wrote:

> As a follow-up here is the handy spam
> / ham processing script that I created:
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> echo "Processing SPAM..."
>
> sa-learn --spam --showdots --file
> /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/spam/*@*
>
> echo "Deleting processed SPAM..."
>
> rm -rf /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/spam/*
>
> echo "Cleaning up Mailbox..."
>
> touch /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/spam/__lock__
> touch /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/spam/__cache__
>
> chown mta:mail /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/spam/*
> chmod 600 /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/spam/*
>
> echo "Processing HAM..."
>
> sa-learn --spam --showdots --file
> /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/ham/*@*
>
> echo "Deleting processed HAM..."
>
> rm -rf /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/ham/*
>
> echo "Cleaning up Mailbox..."
>
> touch /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/ham/__lock__
> touch /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/ham/__cache__
>
> chown mta:mail /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/ham/*
> chmod 600 /var/spool/mailbox/177/sa_learn/ham/*
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> I created a sa-learn account in PO and a IMAP account in my e-mail
> client.  I just drag and drop my spam and ham to the
> appropriate
> folders and I have cron running this script every night.
>
> The script does the following:
>
>  - runs sa-learn
>  - deletes the processed message(s)
>  - recreates the cache and lock files with the proper
> permissions
>
> You will need to check the appropriate mailbox number on your system
> when you create your learning account.
>
> Any tweaks or suggestions are welcomed.
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Tappin [mailto:dan.tappin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:44 AM
> > To: post_office@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: SPAM & HAM Reporting Suggestions
> >
> >
> > That's a great idea!  That is way easier than how I was thinking
> > about it.
> >
> > Thanks a million,
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >     
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jim Strickland [mailto:jims@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 4:16 PM
> > > To: post_office@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: SPAM & HAM Reporting Suggestions
> > >
> > >
> > > What I did was create a SpamAssassin IMAP account. Within that account
> > > I
> > > used one of my email client machines to create two folders, one
> > > for
> > > junkmail, and one for goodmail. I give each client machine access
> > > to
> > > those two folders. Each person in my company can now move junkmail
> > > to
> > > the "junkmail" folder and copy good mail to the
> > > "goodmail" folder. I can
> > > then run sa-learn on those two folders. So far everything seems to
> > > be
> > > working great.
> > >
> > > Dan Tappin wrote:
> > >
> > >       
> > > > I was wondering if any one has any
> > > > automation tips for reporting spam & ham for SA.
> > > >
> > > > Up until now I was using the Spamcop mail bundle for Apple's Mail
> > > > App:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.subsume.com/static/WebObjects/SubsumeSite/SubsumeSite/Tech/Software/SpamCop.html
> > > >
> > > > The issue is that this plug-in sends all the selected messages a one
> > > > big message with each spam as an attachment.  This
> > > >         
> > > works great
> > >       
> > > > for Spamcop but sa-learn expects
> > > > individual messages.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone suggest an easy way to bulk-redirect messages to either a
> > > > spam or ham reporting address using Apple's Mail app?
> > > >
> > > > Dan
> > > >
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