SpamAssassin Command Line Bayesian Learn Command cPanel

Once it is enabled, it is necessary to train spamassassin to learn what is junk mail and what is ham. To scan through an email folder with assigned junk with a cPanel install run the following command (Update for your environment):


/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/sa-learn --no-sync --spam /home/username/mail/domain.com/account/.Junk/



To scan and add for ham (good email) run the following command:


/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/sa-learn --no-sync -ham /home/username/mail/domain.com/account/Inbox/cur



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