[SOLVED] Overriding Spam Assassin Scores

[Mudgee Host]

HI Everyone,

I'm having legitimate mail being flagged/blocked by two particular spam assassin rules.
I don't seem to be able to alter the rule scores though.

I'm following the admin guide https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads/category/documentation-pmg
4.7.3 Customization of Rulescores

But despite adding my custom rulescores and restarting the smtp-filter process, The old scores are still being applied.

Configuration -> Spam Detector -> Custom Scores

+# A lot of legit mail from sendgrid too.
+score KAM_SENDGRID 1.000

Feb 18 17:57:13 mx01 pmg-smtp-filter[1799]: 792CF602E0FC913A4F: new mail message-id=<376884041.827.1613631426921@xxxxx.com>#012
Feb 18 17:57:14 mx01 pmg-smtp-filter[1799]: 792CF602E0FC913A4F: SA score=2/5 time=1.703 bayes=undefined autolearn=no autolearn_force=no hits=AWL(0.556),DKIM_SIGNED(0.1),DKIM_VALID(-0.1),DKIM_VALID_AU(-0.1),DKIM_VALID_EF(-0.1),HTML_MESSAGE(0.001),KAM_REALLYHUGEIMGSRC(0.5),KAM_SENDGRID(1.5),LOTS_OF_MONEY(0.001),RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2(-0.001),SPF_HELO_NONE(0.001),SPF_PASS(-0.001),T_FILL_THIS_FORM_SHORT(0.01),UNPARSEABLE_RELAY(0.001)

KAM_SENDGRID(1.5)

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

* did you click on the apply custom scores button in the GUI (this one also offers you to restart pmg-smtp-filter)?
* if yes - is that maybe a clustered setup?

 

[Mudgee Host]

did you click on the apply custom scores button in the GUI (this one also offers you to restart pmg-smtp-filter)?

yes but thanks you led me to the problem.

even after restarting the pmg-smtp-filter service (in Administration -> services), the GUI is still showing my alterations as pending changes.


the service is definitely restarting

Feb 18 22:37:50 mx01 pmgdaemon[8268]: re-starting service pmg-smtp-filter: UPID:mx01:0000204C:0D865D92:602E518E:srvrestart:pmg-smtp-filter:root@pam:
Feb 18 22:37:50 mx01 pmgdaemon[1782]: starting task UPID:mx01:0000204C:0D865D92:602E518E:srvrestart:pmg-smtp-filter:root@pam:
Feb 18 22:37:50 mx01 systemd[1]: Stopping Proxmox SMTP Filter Daemon...
Feb 18 22:37:50 mx01 systemd[1]: pmg-smtp-filter.service: Succeeded.
Feb 18 22:37:50 mx01 systemd[1]: Stopped Proxmox SMTP Filter Daemon.
Feb 18 22:37:50 mx01 systemd[1]: Starting Proxmox SMTP Filter Daemon...
Feb 18 22:37:51 mx01 systemd[1]: Started Proxmox SMTP Filter Daemon.
Feb 18 22:37:51 mx01 pmgdaemon[1782]: end task UPID:mx01:0000204C:0D865D92:602E518E:srvrestart:pmg-smtp-filter:root@pam: OK

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

tried this here - clicking on 'Apply Custom Scores' in GUI->Configuration->Spam Detector->Custom Scores works
* it applies the scores
* there are no more pending changes
* if selected pmg-smtp-filter gets restarted

...

 

[Mudgee Host]

if selected pmg-smtp-filter gets restarted

thanks, I can see what I was doing wrong. This was unchecked...

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

Glad you managed to solve the issue - please mark the thread as 'SOLVED' (by clicking 'Edit Thread' above your first post)- this helps others with similar questions

Thanks!