Spam problem on VPS

[pictor]

Got a windows VPS with Smarter Mail server on it, I have Spamassassin and the other spam filters selected in Smarter Mail but I'm getting a ton of spam so something clearly isn't setup right, on my old cpanel VPS I got hardly anything.

All the Spam that is getting through is only being scored as 1 by spamassassin, any ideas what I can check please?

[MattBarthorp]

In my knowledge, SpamAssassin makes use of its own algorithm when assigning spam score to email messages. The lower the value, the more aggressively SpamAssassin would treat the incoming messages.

[eUK-Gareth]

Got a windows VPS with Smarter Mail server on it, I have Spamassassin and the other spam filters selected in Smarter Mail but I'm getting a ton of spam so something clearly isn't setup right, on my old cpanel VPS I got hardly anything.

All the Spam that is getting through is only being scored as 1 by spamassassin, any ideas what I can check please?

Hello,

Smarter mail is a multi-threaded, proprietary client based on SpamAssassin technology.

I would recommend following SpamAssassin Settings for you which is recommended by smarter tools.

Please login your smarter mail admin panel >>> Click the Security icon. >>> Click Anti-Spam Administration in the left tree view. >>> Click Spam Checks tab.

select following spam checks >>> right click >>> edit

We recommend that when assigning weights to the various SPAM Checks that you use increments of 10.


Declude (Leave unchecked if you not have Declude)
Low Probability of Spam weight = 10
Medium Probability of Spam weight = 20
High Probability of Spam weight = 30

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SPF
Pass weight = 0 Senders IP is valid for senders domain
Fail weight = 30 Senders IP is not valid for senders domain
Soft Fail weight = 10 Senders IP is questionable for senders domain
Neutral weight = 0 No strong statement can be made for or against senders IP
PermError weight = 0 The SPF record could not be processed.
None weight = 0 SPF is not commonly adopted therefore, we suggest setting this to 0
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Reverse DNS
weight = 10

RBL: SpamCop
weight = 10

RBL: SpamHaus SBL
weight = 10

RBL: SpamHaus XBL
weight = 10
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Low Probability of Spam weight = 10
Default Action: Prefix subject with text
Text to Add: SPAM-LOW

Medium Probability of Spam weight = 20
Default Action: Move to Junk E-Mail folder
Text to Add: SPAM-Medium

High Probability of Spam weight = 30
Default Action: Move to Junk E-Mail folder
Text to Add: SPAM-High

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Enable Greylisting

This feature delays unrecognized incoming emails that are not included in either the Trusted Sender list or the White Lists.


Please pm me your server IP and RDP password if you face any problem, so that I can help you more.


Regards,
Gareth M.
Asst. System Administrator.
Windows Support Department.

[pictor]

Hi,

Thanks I've made the changes in Smarter Mail as suggested but I'm still getting tons of spam, so I must of done something wrong along the way.

Would be grateful if you could take a look, I've PM'ed you my login details.

Cheers,

Dave

[eUK-Gareth]

Hello Dave,


Thanks for your reply !!!
I have received your PM and I am working on the spam filter issue. I will get back to you as soon as possible.


Regards,
Gareth M.
Asst. System Administrator.
Windows Support Department.

[eUK-Gareth]

Hello Dave,


I have reconfigured spam filter settings for all your 6 domains. Now you should not face spamming problem. I would request you to wait for some more time to check and get back to us if you face any problem.



Regards,
Gareth M.
Asst. System Administrator.
Windows Support Department.