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:Author: 		Tobias Schlitt
:Date:			Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:29:46 +0100
:Revision: 		1
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Howto: Spamdyk and Qmail on Gentoo
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:Description:
    After my server was close to wasting all its CPU time for checking email
    messages for potential spam using Spamassassin I decided that it was time
    to investigate. My friend Arne, who helped me a lot with Qmail problems
    earlier, recommended to install spamdyk, an SMTP spam filter that is
    placed in front of Qmail and does not require specially patches for the
    MTA itself. Spamdyk can filter mail by blacklisting, whitelisting,
    greylisting and using several other options.

After my server was close to wasting all its CPU time for checking email
messages for potential spam using `Spamassassin`__ I decided that it was time
to investigate. My friend `Arne`__, who helped me a lot with `Qmail`__
problems earlier, recommended to install `spamdyk`__, an SMTP spam filter that
is placed in front of Qmail and does not require specially patches for the MTA
itself. Spamdyk can filter mail by blacklisting, whitelisting, greylisting and
using several other options.

.. __: http://spamassassin.apache.org/
.. __: https://www.xing.com/profile/Arne_Blankerts
.. __: http://www.qmail.org/
.. __: http://www.spamdyke.org/

Thanks to Arne for this great tip! Spamdyk is up and running now on my
maschine and my load is now constantly below 0.40, while spam receival seems
to be reduced drastically. Since I did not find much information about Spamdyk
on `Gentoo`__, I wrote down my experiences as a `little howto`__ in the
`Gentoo wiki`__. Maybe someone finds it helpfull. Any feedback welcome!

.. __: http://gentoo.org
.. __: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Spam_Filtering_with_Spamdyke_in_front_of_Qmail
.. __: http://gentoo-wiki.com


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  I recently migrated my server to a new maschine and a new provider. After
  supporting Kore today with installing spamdyke on his maschine, too, I
  seized the chance to update my Spam Filtering with Spamdyke in front of
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Comments
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- Shane at Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:31:43 +0100

  hey, Gentoo-wiki crashed/lost it's db or whatever (shocked they had no
  effective backup), maybe you should re-submit your article, google ranked
  your stuff high... but cant find it in the cache there either :(

- Toby at Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:03:34 +0100

  Hi Shane,

  I'll look if I have the wiki entry or the installation log still around
  somewhere, but chances are rare... :/

  Regards, Toby

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