How to

SpamAssassin is an automated email filtering system that works to identify spam messages based on the content and body of email headers. With SpamAssassin you can automatically delete messages marked as spam, add an email address or domain as a blacklist / whitelist. SpamAssassin examines spam characteristics for each e-mail message.

We need to enable SpamAssassin to use it.

By default, the filter value is “5,, you can increase the sensitivity later. It is important to note that the Otomatik Auto Delete Spam ”option should not be active. otherwise, mails that are detected as spam will be automatically deleted.

When you click “Apache SpamAssassin-Configure” option, you can make filtering address according to E-mail address in the blacklist from box and get the address in blacklist. In the same way, by receiving the mail address whiteliste spam that appears to be important for you to receive e-mails.

Although some of the email address is spam, it passes through spam filters, in which case you should add this email address to blacklist-from a. Finally, for this configuration to be active, you must press the Save button at the bottom.

Enabling the spam filter in cPanel

1. Log in to cPanel and go to Email → Spam Filters.
2. Enable Process New Emails and Mark them as Spam.
3. Optionally use Move New Spam to a Separate Folder.
4. Set the Spam Threshold Score; 5 is a balanced starting point.

More ways to reduce spam

• Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for your domain.
• Use a contact form instead of publishing e-mail addresses as plain text.
• Blacklist the sending domain of bulk spam.