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Raquel,

RDJ downloads new versions but does not install them automatically. You would have to manually copy a new version over your old version for your changes to be clobbered.

That said, you can configure RDJ to snag any URL of your choosing by setting environment variables prior to invoking RDJ. There is an example of this called my_rules_du_jour. In this case, you would add a custom ruleset URL, etc to my_rules_du_jour that is similar to the stock evilnumbers one, but with a different URL, index and name.

That that said, I'll update the stock script tomorrow or so.



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-----Original Message-----
>From: "Raquel Rice"<raquel@thericehouse.net>
>Sent: 2/7/04 12:33:54 AM
>To: "spamassassin-users@incubator.apache.org"<spamassassin-users@incubator.apache.org>
>Subject: Re: EvilNumbers ver. 1.12d & updated all language packs
>
>On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 22:13:27 -0600 (CST)
>"Matt Yackley" <sare@yackley.org> wrote:
>
>> Changes:
>> Harvested more numbers.
>>
>> Local Language Packs.
>> Updated all files with a new rule
>>
>> Ruleset:
>> http://www.yackley.org/sa-rules/evilnumbers.cf
>>
>> Language packs:
>> http://www.yackley.org/sa-rules
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> matt
>>
>
>I notice that the RulesDuJour I just downloaded has a different URL
>for evilnumbers.cf. The ruleset which RulesDuJour picks up is
>version 1.12b.
>
>Can I change my copy of RulesDuJour to point to the above URL, or
>will my changes be wiped out?
>
>--
>Raquel
>============================================================
>In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in
>announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the
>other half out of fear of the people's wrath.
> --Khalil Gibran
>
>

> Local Language Packs.
> Updated all files with a new rule

I'm curious, what are the language packs for
and are they needed?

Regards,
Cami

>> Local Language Packs.
>> Updated all files with a new rule
>
> I'm curious, what are the language packs for
> and are they needed?
>
> Regards,
> Cami
>

Hi Cami,
The "Local Language Packs" can be used if you run SpamAssassin with a
non-english locale and would like to receive the rule descriptions in your
native language. So if you are in Germany and would use one of the spam
report options in SA and a message triggered, say rule EvilNumber_A_1XX_1
instead of getting this:
* EvilNumber_A_1XX_1 Message contains phone number or address pulled from
spam

You would get:
* EvilNumber_A_1XX_1 Nachricht enthält eine Telefonnummer oder Adresse,
die in Spam gefunden\nwurde

I decided to place these extra "lang xx describe" entries into separate
files for two reasons.
1. It lowers the actual file size of evilnumbers.cf
2. I'm not sure about this but, I was thinking that if you are running a
daemonized version of SA (spamd/amavis/etc.) and did not use any localized
languages, then all of the extra "describe" lines may still be loaded into
memory even though they would not be used. So I created the extra .cf
files that could just be dropped into place if needed.

As one person said to me "Native languages rock!"

Cheers,
matt
--I don't know any languages other than English, unless you count "tech
jargon" as a language :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raquel Rice [mailto:raquel@thericehouse.net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 1:08 PM
> To: spamassassin-users@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Re: EvilNumbers ver. 1.12d & updated all language packs
>
>
> On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 08:47:36 -0600 (CST)
> "Matt Yackley" <sare@yackley.org> wrote:
>
> > > On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 22:33:54 -0800
> > > Raquel Rice <raquel@thericehouse.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I notice that the RulesDuJour I just downloaded has a different
> > > URL for evilnumbers.cf. The ruleset which RulesDuJour picks up
> > > is version 1.12b.
> > >
> > > Can I change my copy of RulesDuJour to point to the above URL,
> > > or will my changes be wiped out?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Raquel
> >
> > Hi Raquel,
> > I think the standard reply is "It's a feature not a bug" ;)
> >
> > Chris S. mirrors my evilnumbers set on his site, but Chris has
> > been slammed for the last week or two with real work and has not
> > had time to update his site. Something about converting his 1971
> > business app from assembler to something more modern like COBOL
> > (just kidding Chris!)
> >
> > So we'll go with the software development model:
> > http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/wwwroot/gorilla/evilnumbers.cf is
> > the"stable" version
> > http://www.yackley.org/sa-rules/evilnumbers.cf is the bleeding
> > edge version, well not quite but hey it makes for a good excuse
> >
> > -matt
>
> Heh ... that's what I tell the users of my stuff! (It's just a
> feature that 6 months of data just disappeared)
>
> I went back to college 'later in life', 15 years ago, and became
> very proficient in COBOL! Converting anything from assembler to
> COBOL, he's going to need more than a week or two! *^)
>
> What I finally ended up doing was to create a "Personal Rules File"
> in my_rules_du_jour pointing to the more current evilnumbers rule
> set. That way I don't have to be a bother to Chris (he's going to
> need a LOT of time!).
>
> --
> Raquel
> ============================================================
> Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he Who finds himself, loses
> his misery.
> --Matthew Arnold


I just updated my site to the latest. Sorry for the delay. I wish it was as
sexy as COBOL. At least it isn't RPGIII. I would walk out the door if it
was. If anyone every tries to sell you a ERP package based on an accounting
package, slap them! Help, I'm stuck in the 70's and I can't get out!!!! :)

Chris Santerre
System Admin and SA Custom Rules Emporium keeper
http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/wwwroot/gorilla/sa_rules.htm
'It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.'
Charles Darwin