SpamAssassin
Stunningly little is going on in my life right now. I’ve been working with SpamAssassin, and there’s little to say about it really, except that it works. It’s amazing that it works. I’m very pleased with it.
It’s not a blog worthy project, since this software is pretty well documented. I’m reading the SpamAssassin book from O’Reilly.
My application for SpamAssassin will have me installing it on the other side of an existing MTA/MDA, in this case Domino, about which I know nothing. I’ve not sorted out how to go about training SpamAssassin with this installation. I’ve yet to find an example of someone who has done this.
I’ve also moved to Postfix. Suddenly, a great many e-mail tasks are easier. I’m back to using procmail to filter my mail, where I’d been using a convoluted system of address extentions and .qmail files before. I’m using good old mboxes again, and mutt behaves a little better. It may be the new server, but mutt seems snappier as well. I’ve missed being able to grep my mail, or open it up in vi and search. The Postfix Book is on it’s way.
I’ve installed Dovecot in order to use IMAP via SSL, and I’ve installed Cyrus SASL to do authorized SMTP. Now I’m able to read my mail from my Powerbook, and search it with Spotlight. Got a message today with pictures Chris Kaltwasser’s new daughter, and it’s nice to be able to view attachments such as those as a slideshow. Always impressed with OS X.
I learned a lot about mail this last week. I expanded my Safari Bookshelf to accommodate more books on mail. Books are good. Safari Bookshelf is good way to get at them. They are doing an excellent job of cross-referencing, so I’ll subscribe to a selection of books on the same subject, and surf between them getting answers, learning. Ordinarily, I’m working with stuff that has little real documentation. There is only code to read, or write, or specifications to read, or conversations to follow.