AntiSpam

[axsom1]

Is it advisable to integrate spamassasin with Scalix, or just use the built-in smtpd.cfg file?

Thanks,
John

[ScalixSupport]

To protect your Scalix users from Spammers you've generally got three options...

1) Setup Anti-Spam facilities on a perimeter server (handling inbound internet traffic)
2) Go with one of the Anti-Spam service providers (basically you'll redirect MX-Records to them, they filter and forward mail to you).
3) Integrate Anti-Spam facilities directly on the Scalix server.

The third option can be done with SpamAssassin, however it's not a trivial configuration. By default the Scalix SMTP Gateway listends on port 25, and sendmail handles outbound mail. Since SpamAssassin integrates directly with sendmail, you must have Scalix use sendmail for inbound as well. We recommend you use a dual nic configuration in the Scalix server, thus providing isolation of traffic for your Scalix users and the inbound/outbound Internet mail traffic. Sendmail would be bound to one nic, Scalix users point to the other.

If you are interested in the setup instructions for this, please send a request to support@scalix.com.