SpamAssassin scan only forwarded mail but not mail sent directly from server

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Vinnie Murdico

• March 11, 2025 19:08

In Exim Configuration there are two settings I'm unsure of:

1) Scan outgoing messages for spam and reject based on defined Apache SpamAssassin™ score

and 

2) Do not forward mail to external recipients based on the defined Apache SpamAssassin™ score

If I want to allow hosted websites to be able to send messages directly from their site (i.e. originating on my server) without requiring SpamAssassin scanning, but I want any incoming messages (i.e. external origin) that are then being forwarded by my server to be scanned for spam before forwarding, do I disable #1 and enable #2?

I think #2 is fairly straightforward, but #1 has me wondering if it includes all outgoing messages, including messages that are being forwarded.  If that were true, then enabling #1 would also (essentially) be enabling #2 as all forwarded messages are eventually outgoing messages.

Thanks for any clarification you can provide. :)

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • March 11, 2025 20:11

  Hey there!  Yes, for your situation you'd disable 1 and enable 2.

  #1 does include all outgoing messages, although the system is smart enough to handle forwarded messages differently.

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  Vinnie Murdico

  • March 11, 2025 20:20

  Great --  That will work perfectly.  Thanks so much!

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • March 12, 2025 13:48

  You're very welcome!

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