Re: [AMaViS-user] Handling Spam

On Apr 5, 2005 9:27 AM, Lucky Leavell <amavislist@unixpress.com> wrote:
> amavis-new v2.1.2
> OS: SuSE 9.2 Pro
> SpamAssassin v3.0
> postfix v2.1.5
> courier-imap v3.0.7
>
> I am setting up an email server where most of the email recipients are
> virtual users with email stored in maildir format under directories named
> with their email addresses. For example, mail for user@virtual.test is
> located in the directory "new" under the directory "user@virtual.test".
> Accessing these virutal users via imap creates addition subdirectories
> ".Sent", ".Trash" and ".Drafts".
>
> Question: Is there a way to automatically store mail flagged as spam in
> another directory, say, ".Spam" under the virtual user directory instead
> of creating a pseudo user "user+spam@virtual.test"?
>
> If so, how would I go about this? Is there a HOWTO or something?
>

What you are asking for is the job of the mail delivery agent.
Procmail, Sieve, Maildrop, etc..
What I suggest is to quarantine the Spam. That way you at least save
the space on your message store servers. Amavisd-new 2.3.0 is not too
far away with new quarantine features that facilitate easier
quarantine management.


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