[SA-exim] User prefs

[Marc MERLIN]

On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 09:21:08AM +0100, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-07-02 at 00:09, Mikel Tidwell wrote:
> > So, either I can use sa-exim, which doesn't allow me to set up user prefs,
> > or I can use the site mentioned (specifically the page
> > http://dman.ddts.net/~dman/config_docs/exim4_spamassassin.html), which also
> > tells me I can't use user configurations? :(
> 
> You have a choice:-
>   - you run SA once on each message and do not have the option
>     of applying recipient specific rules
>     + either at SMTP time (reject early) - sa-exim local_scan patches
>     + or during routing - config change only to exim
>   - You run SA once per recipient delivery at the cost of more
>     SA invocations, lower efficiency, but more customability

Actually, for my company, I'm going with #3.

I'm going to run it at SMTP time, and write a router that tests for
~/.spamassassin/user_prefs and runs it again with the user's custom options
for the few who have some.

Note however that:
1) if you mangle the subject, it might get mangled twice
2) if you reject the message at SMTP time, you obviously can't deliver it to
   the user
3) other similar caviats

Marc
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