From: Oliver Egginger <Oliver.Egginger@dvz.fh-giessen.de>
Date: 21 May 2003 10:11:16 +0200

Hi there,

download the spamassassin package. See
http://au.spamassassin.org/downloads.html

Define a router in your Exim configuration file.
For Exim 4 it could look like this:

# Spam Assassin
spamcheck_router:
  no_verify
  check_local_user
  # When to scan a message :
  #   -   it isn't already flagged as spam
  #   -   it isn't already scanned
  #   -   comes from ABC.DEF.GHI.JKL or MNO.PQR.STU.VWX
  #   -   .spamcheck exists for this user
  condition = \
  "${if and { {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} \
              {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} \
              {or { {eq {$sender_host_address}{ABC.DEF.GHI.JKL}} \
                    {eq {$sender_host_address}{MNO.PQR.STU.VWX}} \
                  }\
              }\
            }\
            {1}{0}\
    }"
  require_files = $home/.spamcheck
  driver = accept
  transport = spamcheck


This router has two advantages (for us):

1. You can define the sender host addresses from which you will scan the spam.
In my example there are ABC.DEF.GHI.JKL and MNO.PQR.STU.VWX (you have to
substiute this by your real IP addresses).

2. The spamcheck router only runs in dependency of the existence of the
.spamcheck file. So your users can decide whether or not they want to use
Spamassassin. That's important for protection of privacy in Germany.

If you don't need this you can simplify the router, for example:

# Spam Assassin
spamcheck_router:
  no_verify
  check_local_user
  # When to scan a message :
  #   -   it isn't already flagged as spam
  #   -   it isn't already scanned
  condition = \
  "${if and { {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} \
              {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} \
            }\
            {1}{0}\
    }"
  driver = accept
  transport = spamcheck


In the end you will need a spamcheck transport. This one works well for us:

# Spam Assassin
spamcheck:
    driver = pipe
    command =  /usr/exim/bin/exim -oMr spam-scanned -bS
    use_bsmtp = true
    transport_filter = /usr/bin/spamc
    home_directory = "/tmp"
    current_directory = "/tmp"
    # must use a privileged user to set $received_protocol on the way
    # back in!
    user = mail
    group = mail
    log_output = true
    return_fail_output = true
    return_path_add = false
    message_prefix =
    message_suffix =


Put the router and the transport on the right places in your exim conf and send
the daemon a HUP signal. That's all.

- oliver