How to reject emails with high spam scores

Introduction

Apache SpamAssassin™ can be configured to reject email based on a set score. Setting the score value will cause the server to reject an email with a spam score equal to or higher than the set value. This article provides the steps to set that value.

Procedure

1. Log into WHM as the 'root' user.
2. Navigate to "WHM / Service Configuration / Exim Configuration Manager."
3. Click the "ACL Options" tab.
4. Select the "Apache SpamAssassin™ reject spam score threshold" textbox.
5. Enter a new value in the "Apache SpamAssassin™ reject spam score threshold" textbox.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
7. Click the "Save" button.

Additional resources

Exim Configuration Manager Basic Editor