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AWL on 3.4
I've just migrated and updated to SA 3.4, and have moved the Bayes db
to Redis. I used to use AWL but don't think the module is loaded in
3.4, am I correct?

There seems to be mixed commentary online about whether to enable it -
I'll leave it off for a few weeks and see how it goes, but am
interested in comments on its usefulness?

Simon

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Re: AWL on 3.4 [ In reply to ]
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021, Simon Wilson wrote:

> I've just migrated and updated to SA 3.4, and have moved the Bayes db to
> Redis. I used to use AWL but don't think the module is loaded in 3.4, am I
> correct?
>
> There seems to be mixed commentary online about whether to enable it - I'll
> leave it off for a few weeks and see how it goes, but am interested in
> comments on its usefulness?

It pretty much been replaced by TxRep.

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Re: AWL on 3.4 [ In reply to ]
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:36:05 +1000
Simon Wilson wrote:

> I've just migrated and updated to SA 3.4, and have moved the Bayes db
> to Redis. I used to use AWL but don't think the module is loaded in
> 3.4, am I correct?

It's just a matter of uncommenting the line in v310.pre

I don't think it was ever on by default.
Re: AWL on 3.4 [ In reply to ]
----- Message from John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org> ---------
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:08:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org>
Subject: Re: AWL on 3.4
To: users@spamassassin.apache.org


> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021, Simon Wilson wrote:
>
>> I've just migrated and updated to SA 3.4, and have moved the Bayes
>> db to Redis. I used to use AWL but don't think the module is loaded
>> in 3.4, am I correct?
>>
>> There seems to be mixed commentary online about whether to enable
>> it - I'll leave it off for a few weeks and see how it goes, but am
>> interested in comments on its usefulness?
>
> It pretty much been replaced by TxRep.


----- End message from John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org> -----


Thanks. I enabled TxRep and will see how it goes. I did run into this bug:

https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7383

...where you cannot tell txrep where the tx_reputation file is for
systemwide use, but the patch in that bug works, so I have patched the
txrep plugin that came with 3.4.2, and it now respects the
auto_whitelist_path setting in local.cf.

Simon

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Re: AWL on 3.4 [ In reply to ]
There are several CVEs in that version of SA. 3.4.5 is imminent with the
release created and votes necessary given. I know I for one will be
looking forward to the end of 3.4 branch and the focus on 4.0. Anyway, you
might want to upgrade.

TxRep works but I agree it has some bugs. I'm hoping to pay more attention
to them now that 4.0 is the active codebase.

Regards,
KAM
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On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 3:04 AM Simon Wilson <simon@simonandkate.net> wrote:

> ----- Message from John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org> ---------
> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:08:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org>
> Subject: Re: AWL on 3.4
> To: users@spamassassin.apache.org
>
>
> > On Sun, 21 Mar 2021, Simon Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> I've just migrated and updated to SA 3.4, and have moved the Bayes
> >> db to Redis. I used to use AWL but don't think the module is loaded
> >> in 3.4, am I correct?
> >>
> >> There seems to be mixed commentary online about whether to enable
> >> it - I'll leave it off for a few weeks and see how it goes, but am
> >> interested in comments on its usefulness?
> >
> > It pretty much been replaced by TxRep.
>
>
> ----- End message from John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org> -----
>
>
> Thanks. I enabled TxRep and will see how it goes. I did run into this bug:
>
> https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7383
>
> ...where you cannot tell txrep where the tx_reputation file is for
> systemwide use, but the patch in that bug works, so I have patched the
> txrep plugin that came with 3.4.2, and it now respects the
> auto_whitelist_path setting in local.cf.
>
> Simon
>
> --
> Simon Wilson
> M: 0400 12 11 16
>
>
Re: AWL on 3.4 [ In reply to ]
----- Message from "Kevin A. McGrail" <kmcgrail@apache.org> ---------
> There are several CVEs in that version of SA. 3.4.5 is imminent with the
> release created and votes necessary given. I know I for one will be
> looking forward to the end of 3.4 branch and the focus on 4.0. Anyway, you
> might want to upgrade.
>
> TxRep works but I agree it has some bugs. I'm hoping to pay more attention
> to them now that 4.0 is the active codebase.
>
> Regards,
> KAM


Thanks Kevin. It is operating and flagging repeats with adjusted txrep
as expected, so that is an indicator that it is at least broadly
Working as Intended (TM). I've not set txrep_autolearn on yet, will
monitor for a while.

Simon

>
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 3:04 AM Simon Wilson <simon@simonandkate.net> wrote:
>
>> ----- Message from John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org> ---------
>> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:08:17 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org>
>> Subject: Re: AWL on 3.4
>> To: users@spamassassin.apache.org
>>
>>
>> > On Sun, 21 Mar 2021, Simon Wilson wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've just migrated and updated to SA 3.4, and have moved the Bayes
>> >> db to Redis. I used to use AWL but don't think the module is loaded
>> >> in 3.4, am I correct?
>> >>
>> >> There seems to be mixed commentary online about whether to enable
>> >> it - I'll leave it off for a few weeks and see how it goes, but am
>> >> interested in comments on its usefulness?
>> >
>> > It pretty much been replaced by TxRep.
>>
>>
>> ----- End message from John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org> -----
>>
>>
>> Thanks. I enabled TxRep and will see how it goes. I did run into this bug:
>>
>> https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7383
>>
>> ...where you cannot tell txrep where the tx_reputation file is for
>> systemwide use, but the patch in that bug works, so I have patched the
>> txrep plugin that came with 3.4.2, and it now respects the
>> auto_whitelist_path setting in local.cf.
>>
>> Simon
>>
>> --
>> Simon Wilson
>> M: 0400 12 11 16
>>
>>


----- End message from "Kevin A. McGrail" <kmcgrail@apache.org> -----



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