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| 3 | <title>Exim SpamAssassin at SMTP time</title> |
3 | <title>Exim SpamAssassin at SMTP time</title> |
| 4 | </head> |
4 | </head> |
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | <body> |
6 | <body> |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | <h1 ALIGN="CENTER">Exim SpamAssassin at SMTP time</h1> |
8 | <h1 ALIGN="CENTER">Exim SpamAssassin at SMTP time</h1> |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | <h3>What's that?</h3> |
10 | <h3>What's that?</h3> |
| 11 | <pre> |
11 | <pre> |
| 12 | mail from: merlin@gandalf |
12 | mail from: merlin@gandalf |
| 13 | 250 OK |
13 | 250 OK |
| 14 | rcpt to: merlin@gandalf |
14 | rcpt to: merlin@gandalf |
| 15 | 250 Accepted |
15 | 250 Accepted |
| 16 | data |
16 | data |
| 17 | 354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself |
17 | 354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself |
| 18 | From: merlin@gandalf |
18 | From: merlin@gandalf |
| 19 | To: merlin@gandalf |
19 | To: merlin@gandalf |
| 20 | Subject: $$$ Make Money Fast $$$ !!! |
20 | Subject: $$$ Make Money Fast $$$ !!! |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | viagra 100% GARANTEE AMAZING FULL REFUND |
22 | viagra 100% GARANTEE AMAZING FULL REFUND |
| 23 | This is not spam |
23 | This is not spam |
| 24 | . |
24 | . |
| 25 | 550 Rejected |
25 | 550 Rejected |
| 26 | </pre> |
26 | </pre> |
| 27 | (logs would show something like this: |
27 | (logs would show something like this: |
| 28 | <tt>2004-03-10 08:27:18 1B16Y8-0001UP-4R SA: Action: permanently rejected message: hits=14.8 required=7.0 trigger=11.0 ( scanned in 2/2 secs | Message-Id: CCQPVENACPQBFLTRLICXWQVEK@gandalf). From <merlin@gandalf> (host=gandalf [127.0.0.1]) for merlin@gandalf</tt>) |
28 | <tt>2004-03-10 08:27:18 1B16Y8-0001UP-4R SA: Action: permanently rejected message: hits=14.8 required=7.0 trigger=11.0 ( scanned in 2/2 secs | Message-Id: CCQPVENACPQBFLTRLICXWQVEK@gandalf). From <merlin@gandalf> (host=gandalf [127.0.0.1]) for merlin@gandalf</tt>) |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | <P> |
31 | <P> |
| 32 | An example of teergrube would return this instead |
32 | An example of teergrube would return this instead |
| 33 | <pre> |
33 | <pre> |
| 34 | data |
34 | data |
| 35 | 354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself |
35 | 354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself |
| 36 | (...) |
36 | (...) |
| 37 | body SEE_FOR_YOURSELF /See (?:for|it) yourself\b/i |
37 | body SEE_FOR_YOURSELF /See (?:for|it) yourself\b/i |
| 38 | describe SEE_FOR_YOURSELF See for yourself |
38 | describe SEE_FOR_YOURSELF See for yourself |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | body ORDER_NOW /\border (?:now|soon|fast|quickly|while)\b/i |
40 | body ORDER_NOW /\border (?:now|soon|fast|quickly|while)\b/i |
| 41 | describe ORDER_NOW Encourages you to waste no time in ordering |
41 | describe ORDER_NOW Encourages you to waste no time in ordering |
| 42 | 42 | ||
| 43 | . |
43 | . |
| 44 | 451- wait for more output |
44 | 451- wait for more output |
| 45 | 451- wait for more output |
45 | 451- wait for more output |
| 46 | 451- wait for more output |
46 | 451- wait for more output |
| 47 | (... one line every 10 secs, 15 minutes elapse ...) |
47 | (... one line every 10 secs, 15 minutes elapse ...) |
| 48 | 450 Please try again later |
48 | 450 Please try again later |
| 49 | </pre> |
49 | </pre> |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | The idea here is to stall and waste the resources of the remote sender (BTW |
51 | The idea here is to stall and waste the resources of the remote sender (BTW |
| 52 | teergrube comes from german, and means tar-pitting, or stopping someone in his |
52 | teergrube comes from german, and means tar-pitting, or stopping someone in his |
| 53 | tracks) |
53 | tracks) |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | <BR><BR> |
55 | <BR><BR> |
| 56 | <h3>Why?</h3> |
56 | <h3>Why?</h3> |
| 57 | SpamAssassin can be run inside exim after the mail has been accepted, as shown |
57 | SpamAssassin can be run inside exim after the mail has been accepted, as shown |
| 58 | <a href="http://bogmog.sourceforge.net/document_show.php3?doc_id=28">here</a>, |
58 | <a href="http://bogmog.sourceforge.net/document_show.php3?doc_id=28">here</a>, |
| 59 | but if you're not going to use my patch and you just want to run SA as an exim |
59 | but if you're not going to use my patch and you just want to run SA as an exim |
| 60 | transport, |
60 | transport, |
| 61 | <a href="http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/exim-spamassassin/">this</a> |
61 | <a href="http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/exim-spamassassin/">this</a> |
| 62 | version is recommended |
62 | version is recommended |
| 63 | <P> |
63 | <P> |
| 64 | Now, while this will work, we can do better, hence the reason for my code |
64 | Now, while this will work, we can do better, hence the reason for my code |
| 65 | (just to make things clear, you do not want to run both my code, and dman's |
65 | (just to make things clear, you do not want to run both my code, and dman's |
| 66 | transports. It'd work, but you'd be scanning the message twice) |
66 | transports. It'd work, but you'd be scanning the message twice) |
| 67 | <P> |
67 | <P> |
| 68 | The reason why I wanted SpamAssassin in local scan is that I don't want to |
68 | The reason why I wanted SpamAssassin in local scan is that I don't want to |
| 69 | accept the damn spam in the first place. |
69 | accept the damn spam in the first place. |
| 70 | 70 | ||
| 71 | <ul> |
71 | <ul> |
| 72 | <li>While my code lets you do that, I don't like to send mails to the bit |
72 | <li>While my code lets you do that, I don't like to send mails to the bit |
| 73 | bucket, so you need to bounce them. |
73 | bucket, so you need to bounce them. |
| 74 | <li>Once you accept the spam, you can't bounce it half the time, or you |
74 | <li>Once you accept the spam, you can't bounce it half the time, or you |
| 75 | bounce it to an innocent whose Email was forged as an envelope sender |
75 | bounce it to an innocent whose Email was forged as an envelope sender |
| 76 | (some spam even forges the bounce address to <em>you</em>) |
76 | (some spam even forges the bounce address to <em>you</em>) |
| 77 | <li>If I refuse spam at SMTP time, it will remove the spam addresses from at |
77 | <li>If I refuse spam at SMTP time, it will remove the spam addresses from at |
| 78 | least a few lists (they gotta clean their lists eventually otherwise they'd |
78 | least a few lists (they gotta clean their lists eventually otherwise they'd |
| 79 | spend more time Emailing dead addresses than good ones) |
79 | spend more time Emailing dead addresses than good ones) |
| 80 | <li>I have the option of toying with spammers and stall their connections and |
80 | <li>I have the option of toying with spammers and stall their connections and |
| 81 | waste their resources (see the following page for details on |
81 | waste their resources (see the following page for details on |
| 82 | <A HREF="http://www.iks-jena.de/mitarb/lutz/usenet/teergrube.en.html"> |
82 | <A HREF="http://www.iks-jena.de/mitarb/lutz/usenet/teergrube.en.html"> |
| 83 | teergrubing</A> |
83 | teergrubing</A> |
| 84 | </ul> |
84 | </ul> |
| 85 | 85 | ||
| 86 | Note that you can also use this code to simply run SA on all your mails (or |
86 | Note that you can also use this code to simply run SA on all your mails (or |
| 87 | portion thereof as configured with SAEximRunCond) without having to configure SA |
87 | portion thereof as configured with SAEximRunCond) without having to configure SA |
| 88 | in your exim.conf. In other words, this code can be configured to not reject |
88 | in your exim.conf. In other words, this code can be configured to not reject |
| 89 | any mails. |
89 | any mails. |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | <BR><BR> |
91 | <BR><BR> |
| 92 | <h3>SpamAssassin? What's that?</h3> |
92 | <h3>SpamAssassin? What's that?</h3> |
| 93 | Ah, you need to visit <a href="http://spamassassin.org/">this page</a> first |
93 | Ah, you need to visit <a href="http://spamassassin.org/">this page</a> first |
| 94 | then |
94 | then |
| 95 | 95 | ||
| 96 | 96 | ||
| 97 | <BR><BR> |
97 | <BR><BR> |
| 98 | <h3>How does it work, what knobs are there?</h3> |
98 | <h3>How does it work, what knobs are there?</h3> |
| 99 | You need to configure spamassassin to flags mails as spam after a certain |
99 | You need to configure spamassassin to flags mails as spam after a certain |
| 100 | threshold (7 for instance). After that, this code can be configured to |
100 | threshold (7 for instance). After that, this code can be configured to |
| 101 | 101 | ||
| 102 | <ul> |
102 | <ul> |
| 103 | <li>Pretend to be processing the Email and send continuation lines to the |
103 | <li>Pretend to be processing the Email and send continuation lines to the |
| 104 | remote server until it gives up (aka |
104 | remote server until it gives up (aka |
| 105 | <A HREF="http://www.iks-jena.de/mitarb/lutz/usenet/teergrube.en.html"> |
105 | <A HREF="http://www.iks-jena.de/mitarb/lutz/usenet/teergrube.en.html"> |
| 106 | teergrubing</A>) |
106 | teergrubing</A>) |
| 107 | <li>Accept but not deliver mail with a high threshold (i.e. devnull the mail) |
107 | <li>Accept but not deliver mail with a high threshold (i.e. devnull the mail) |
| 108 | <li>Reject mail with a lower threshold |
108 | <li>Reject mail with a lower threshold |
| 109 | <li>Temporarily reject mail with a still lower threshold (you can then inspect |
109 | <li>Temporarily reject mail with a still lower threshold (you can then inspect |
| 110 | your logs to decide if you want to tweak SA so that next time the mail |
110 | your logs to decide if you want to tweak SA so that next time the mail |
| 111 | is sent, you can receive it) |
111 | is sent, you can receive it) |
| 112 | <li>In all 5 cases, mail can be optionally saved to disk so that you can |
112 | <li>In all 5 cases, mail can be optionally saved to disk so that you can |
| 113 | inspect all the mails you've rejected or /dev/nulled |
113 | inspect all the mails you've rejected or /dev/nulled |
| 114 | </ul> |
114 | </ul> |
| 115 | 115 | ||
| 116 | You can also (and probably should <img src="/gifs/people/smile.happy.gif" alt=":-)" align=TOP WIDTH=16 HEIGHT=16>) use the new greylisting support for even |
116 | You can also (and probably should <img src="/gifs/people/smile.happy.gif" alt=":-)" align=TOP WIDTH=16 HEIGHT=16>) use the new greylisting support for even |
| 117 | better spam control |
117 | better spam control |
| 118 | 118 | ||
| 119 | 119 | ||
| 120 | <P> |
120 | <P> |
| 121 | For more details, you should look at the self-documented |
121 | For more details, you should look at the self-documented |
| 122 | <a href="files/sa-exim.conf">config file</a> and you can see |
122 | <a href="files/sa-exim.conf">config file</a> and you can see |
| 123 | <a href="sa-exim.demo.txt">some sample rejects and what you get in the logs</a> |
123 | <a href="sa-exim.demo.txt">some sample rejects and what you get in the logs</a> |
| 124 | 124 | ||
| 125 | 125 | ||
| 126 | <BR><BR> |
126 | <BR><BR> |
| 127 | <h3><A NAME="greylisting">Greylisting you say?</A></h3> |
127 | <h3><A NAME="greylisting">Greylisting you say?</A></h3> |
| 128 | While when sa-exim first came out, its strongest point was being one of the |
128 | While when sa-exim first came out, its strongest point was being one of the |
| 129 | first programs (if not the first) that let you reject Spam at SMTP time, its |
129 | first programs (if not the first) that let you reject Spam at SMTP time, its |
| 130 | coolest feature now is adaptive greylisting support<BR> |
130 | coolest feature now is adaptive greylisting support<BR> |
| 131 | In a nutshell, you get the advantages of greylisting without the disadvantages: |
131 | In a nutshell, you get the advantages of greylisting without the disadvantages: |
| 132 | <ul> |
132 | <ul> |
| 133 | <li>mails with a low spam score are accepted without delay |
133 | <li>mails with a low spam score are accepted without delay |
| 134 | <li>mails with an average spam score are greylisted, |
134 | <li>mails with an average spam score are greylisted, |
| 135 | <b>and only those are delayed</b> |
135 | <b>and only those are delayed</b> |
| 136 | <li>mails with high spam scores are rejected regardless (no greylisting) |
136 | <li>mails with high spam scores are rejected regardless (no greylisting) |
| 137 | </ul> |
137 | </ul> |
| 138 | 138 | ||
| 139 | This method is the best combination I've seen out there so far, and |
139 | This method is the best combination I've seen out there so far, and |
| 140 | while I've been talking about it for a while, I don't yet know of other |
140 | while I've been talking about it for a while, I don't yet know of other |
| 141 | programs that implement this method (if you do, please let me know so that |
141 | programs that implement this method (if you do, please let me know so that |
| 142 | I can acknowledge them) |
142 | I can acknowledge them) |
| 143 | <BR> |
143 | <BR> |
| 144 | For more details on how this works, check out the <a href="files/sa-exim-cvs/README.greylisting">greylisting README</a> |
144 | For more details on how this works, check out the <a href="files/sa-exim-cvs/README.greylisting">greylisting README</a> |
| 145 | 145 | ||
| 146 | 146 | ||
| 147 | <BR><BR> |
147 | <BR><BR> |
| 148 | <h3>Ok, where's the code? / Downloads</h3> |
148 | <h3>Ok, where's the code? / Downloads</h3> |
| 149 | <ul> |
149 | <ul> |
| 150 | <li>The latest version is here (<a href="files/sa-exim-current/">browsable tree</a> or <a href="files/sa-exim-current.tar.gz">tar.gz</a>). You can also |
150 | <li>The latest version is here (<a href="files/sa-exim-current/">browsable tree</a> or <a href="files/sa-exim-current.tar.gz">tar.gz</a>). You can also |
| 151 | get it from <A href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sa-exim/">sf.net</a><BR> |
151 | get it from <A href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sa-exim/">sf.net</a><BR> |
| 152 | <li>The CVS version is here (<a href="files/sa-exim-cvs/">browsable tree</a>) |
152 | <li>The CVS version is here (<a href="files/sa-exim-cvs/">browsable tree</a>) |
| 153 | and you can also get the CVS tree from |
153 | and you can also get the CVS tree from |
| 154 | <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=56124">sf.net</A> |
154 | <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=56124">sf.net</A> |
| 155 | <li>The latest config file with documentation is |
155 | <li>The latest config file with documentation is |
| 156 | <a href="files/sa-exim.conf">here</a> |
156 | <a href="files/sa-exim.conf">here</a> |
| 157 | <li>Debian packages (source and binary) are <a href="files/debian/">here</a> |
157 | <li>Debian packages (source and binary) are <a href="files/debian/">here</a> |
| 158 | </ul> |
158 | </ul> |
| 159 | <P> |
159 | <P> |
| 160 | 160 | ||
| 161 | As explained in the archive, you can either copy <tt>sa-exim.c</tt> over exim's |
161 | As explained in the archive, you can either copy <tt>sa-exim.c</tt> over exim's |
| 162 | <tt>src/local_scan.c</tt> You need to copy local_scan in src in the exim source |
162 | <tt>src/local_scan.c</tt> You need to copy local_scan in src in the exim source |
| 163 | tree and rebuild it, or you can build sa-exim as a loadable module (you need |
163 | tree and rebuild it, or you can build sa-exim as a loadable module (you need |
| 164 | to patch exim to support loadable modules though) |
164 | to patch exim to support loadable modules though) |
| 165 | <P> |
165 | <P> |
| 166 | You can also browse all my exim files <A HREF="files/">here</A> |
166 | You can also browse all my exim files <A HREF="files/">here</A> |
| 167 | 167 | ||
| 168 | <BR><BR> |
168 | <BR><BR> |
| 169 | <h3>Mailing list</h3> |
169 | <h3>Mailing list</h3> |
| 170 | You should probably subscribe to this low traffic |
170 | You should probably subscribe to this low traffic |
| 171 | <a href="http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/sa-exim">mailing list</a> if |
171 | <a href="http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/sa-exim">mailing list</a> if |
| 172 | you download the code to keep apprised of bug fixes and enhancements |
172 | you download the code to keep apprised of bug fixes and enhancements |
| 173 | 173 | ||
| 174 | <BR><BR> |
174 | <BR><BR> |
| 175 | <h3>Integration with Exim 4</h3> |
175 | <h3>Integration with Exim 4</h3> |
| 176 | This code works without anything in the exim conf, but you probably want to use |
176 | This code works without anything in the exim conf, but you probably want to use |
| 177 | some knobs to disable scanning for some users (like setting |
177 | some knobs to disable scanning for some users (like setting |
| 178 | <tt>X-SA-Do-Not-Rej</tt> or <tt>X-SA-Do-Not-Run</tt> in the rcpt ACL and |
178 | <tt>X-SA-Do-Not-Rej</tt> or <tt>X-SA-Do-Not-Run</tt> in the rcpt ACL and |
| 179 | removing those headers in the right places).<BR> |
179 | removing those headers in the right places).<BR> |
| 180 | See <A HREF="http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/#conf">my exim4 conf tree</a> |
180 | See <A HREF="http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/#conf">my exim4 conf tree</a> |
| 181 | and more specifically the |
181 | and more specifically the |
| 182 | <A HREF="http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/exim4-conf/exim4.conf">exim4.conf</A> |
182 | <A HREF="http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/exim4-conf/exim4.conf">exim4.conf</A> |
| 183 | file |
183 | file |
| 184 | <P> |
184 | <P> |
| 185 | You can look at the <A HREF="files/sa-exim-cvs/README">README</A> for more |
185 | You can look at the <A HREF="files/sa-exim-cvs/README">README</A> for more |
| 186 | integration details. |
186 | integration details. |
| 187 | 187 | ||
| 188 | 188 | ||
| 189 | <BR><BR> |
189 | <BR><BR> |
| 190 | <h3>Changelog/Download</h3> |
190 | <h3>Changelog/Download</h3> |
| 191 | 191 | ||
| 192 | <Changelog> |
192 | <Changelog> |
| 193 | </Changelog> |
193 | </Changelog> |
| 194 | 194 | ||
| 195 | <P> |
195 | <P> |
| 196 | More generally, all the files can also be found <A HREF="files/">here</A> |
196 | More generally, all the files can also be found <A HREF="files/">here</A> |
| 197 | <P> |
197 | <P> |
| 198 | <A HREF="/perso/contact.html">Feedback is appreciated</A> (but please |
198 | <A HREF="/perso/contact.html">Feedback is appreciated</A> (but please |
| 199 | prefer the use of the |
199 | prefer the use of the |
| 200 | <a href="http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/sa-exim">sa-exim list</a>) |
200 | <a href="http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/sa-exim">sa-exim list</a>) |
| 201 | 201 | ||
| 202 | <BR><BR> |
202 | <BR><BR> |
| 203 | <h3>Acknowledgements</h3> |
203 | <h3>Acknowledgements</h3> |
| 204 | 204 | ||
| 205 | <Acknowledgements> |
205 | <Acknowledgements> |
| 206 | </Acknowledgements> |
206 | </Acknowledgements> |
| 207 | 207 | ||
| 208 | 208 | ||
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| 218 | <A HREF="/">Link to Home Page</A> |
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