Not happy w/ built in spam filter--recommendations?

Hi.
I have a client w/ 50 mail users who are not happy with the built-in spam filter on OS X server 10.4.8. It does catch a lot, but not enough for them. (I have flagged it at 3, and they still aren't happy).
So, is there either a software spam filter you recommend that runs on another machine (pc or mac, I don't really care, but client would prefer it run on a mac) or a hardware filter?
The two that came to my mind were (hardware) Barracuda or (software) ProxMox running on an old pc. I don't seem to be able to find a good software product running on OS X.
Thanks again.

The software built in to Mac OS X Server is actually very good, you just need to tweak it a little. You'll have to give up on the "Apple Server Admin" interface though and learn about configuring postfix, spamassassin and amavisd by hand.
First, tighten up postfix to not accept so much bad mail. http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/focusspampostfix/ has good (but not perfect) tutorial, keep in mind that some of this is already in place already (like the amavisd stuff he talks about near the end). Make changes one at a time and monitor the results for a few days, if you do something that is too strict you may block real mail (from terminal, "grep reject /var/log/mail.log" will show what's getting blocked).
Next, fix Spamassassin's bayesian learning which is misconfigured - see the posting by "pterobyte" at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=258593 - and set up the "junkmail" and "notjunkmail" accounts so you can forward spam and not-spam messages to train the bayesian filter (that's in the Apple documentation, except that it doesn't actually work if you don't fix the problem that pterobyte addresses).
Then do what everyone else suggested for installing SARE rules and rulesdujour, you should also follow the instructions at spamassassin.apache.org to set your own scores for different rules.

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Hey everyone,
So I've got a slight problem here with a 10.4.11 server. Our spam filter was set to be too tolerant of spam, allowing a threshold 22.0 before bouncing it, so through the command line I edited /etc/amavisd.conf to $sa_kill_level_deflt = 6.0; tag2 is set to 3.0. Then I bounced amavisd via:
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Finally I removed the junkmail and virus filters via SA, saved, then reenabled them to no avail. Then I just disabled them and mail is flowing again, but I still have 187 messages in my queue that wont get delivered no matter how many times I flush it.
After more research, I issued a ps -U clamav to see if amavisd is running, below are the only results I get:
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
1291 ?? Ss 0:00.01 freshclam -d -D -pfreshclam.pid -c 1
I would assume it is NOT running...? I next issued amavisd to see if it throws any errors, and get the following:
ERROR: MISSING REQUIRED BASIC MODULES:
MIME::Parser
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/amavisd line 139.
So my next question is how do I repair amavisd so I can get it to run so I can reenable the content filter. Here are the results of postconf in case you need them:
2bounce_notice_recipient = postmaster
access_map_reject_code = 554
address_verify_default_transport = $default_transport
address_verify_local_transport = $local_transport
address_verify_map =
address_verify_negative_cache = yes
address_verify_negative_expire_time = 3d
address_verify_negative_refresh_time = 3h
address_verify_poll_count = 3
address_verify_poll_delay = 3s
address_verify_positive_expire_time = 31d
address_verify_positive_refresh_time = 7d
address_verify_relay_transport = $relay_transport
address_verify_relayhost = $relayhost
address_verify_sender = postmaster
address_verify_service_name = verify
address_verify_transport_maps = $transport_maps
address_verify_virtual_transport = $virtual_transport
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
allow_mail_to_commands = alias, forward
allow_mail_to_files = alias, forward
allow_min_user = no
allow_percent_hack = yes
allow_untrusted_routing = no
alternate_config_directories =
always_bcc =
append_at_myorigin = yes
append_dot_mydomain = yes
application_event_drain_time = 100s
backwards_bounce_logfile_compatibility = yes
berkeley_db_create_buffer_size = 16777216
berkeley_db_read_buffer_size = 131072
best_mx_transport =
biff = yes
body_checks =
body_checks_size_limit = 51200
bounce_notice_recipient = postmaster
bounce_queue_lifetime = 5d
bounce_service_name = bounce
bounce_size_limit = 50000
broken_sasl_auth_clients = no
canonical_maps =
cleanup_service_name = cleanup
command_directory = /usr/sbin
command_expansion_filter = 1234567890!@%-_=+:,./abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
command_time_limit = 1000s
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter =
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
daemon_timeout = 18000s
debug_peer_level = 2
debug_peer_list =
default_database_type = hash
default_delivery_slot_cost = 5
default_delivery_slot_discount = 50
default_delivery_slot_loan = 3
default_destination_concurrency_limit = 20
default_destination_recipient_limit = 50
default_extra_recipient_limit = 1000
default_minimum_delivery_slots = 3
default_privs = nobody
default_process_limit = 100
default_rbl_reply = $rbl_code Service unavailable; $rbl_class [$rbl_what] blocked using $rbl_domain${rbl_reason?; $rbl_reason}
default_recipient_limit = 10000
default_transport = smtp
default_verp_delimiters = +=
defer_code = 450
defer_service_name = defer
defer_transports =
delay_notice_recipient = postmaster
delay_warning_time = 0h
deliver_lock_attempts = 20
deliver_lock_delay = 1s
disable_dns_lookups = no
disable_mime_input_processing = no
disable_mime_output_conversion = no
disable_verp_bounces = no
disable_vrfy_command = no
dont_remove = 0
double_bounce_sender = double-bounce
duplicate_filter_limit = 1000
empty_address_recipient = MAILER-DAEMON
enable_errors_to = no
enable_original_recipient = yes
enable_server_options = yes
error_notice_recipient = postmaster
error_service_name = error
expand_owner_alias = no
export_environment = TZ MAIL_CONFIG
fallback_relay =
fallback_transport =
fast_flush_domains = $relay_domains
fast_flush_purge_time = 7d
fast_flush_refresh_time = 12h
fault_injection_code = 0
flush_service_name = flush
fork_attempts = 5
fork_delay = 1s
forward_expansion_filter = 1234567890!@%-_=+:,./abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
forward_path = $home/.forward${recipient_delimiter}${extension}, $home/.forward
hash_queue_depth = 1
hash_queue_names = incoming, active, deferred, bounce, defer, flush, hold, trace
header_address_token_limit = 10240
header_checks =
header_size_limit = 102400
helpful_warnings = yes
home_mailbox =
hopcount_limit = 50
html_directory = no
ignore_mx_lookup_error = no
import_environment = MAIL_CONFIG MAIL_DEBUG MAIL_LOGTAG TZ XAUTHORITY DISPLAY
in_flow_delay = 1s
inet_interfaces = all
initial_destination_concurrency = 5
invalid_hostname_reject_code = 501
ipc_idle = 100s
ipc_timeout = 3600s
ipc_ttl = 1000s
line_length_limit = 2048
lmtp_cache_connection = yes
lmtp_connect_timeout = 0s
lmtp_data_done_timeout = 600s
lmtp_data_init_timeout = 120s
lmtp_data_xfer_timeout = 180s
lmtp_destination_concurrency_limit = $default_destination_concurrency_limit
lmtp_destination_recipient_limit = $default_destination_recipient_limit
lmtp_lhlo_timeout = 300s
lmtp_mail_timeout = 300s
lmtp_quit_timeout = 300s
lmtp_rcpt_timeout = 300s
lmtp_rset_timeout = 120s
lmtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
lmtp_sasl_password_maps =
lmtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext, noanonymous
lmtp_send_xforward_command = no
lmtp_skip_quit_response = no
lmtp_tcp_port = 24
lmtp_xforward_timeout = 300s
local_command_shell =
local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2
local_destination_recipient_limit = 1
local_recipient_maps =
local_transport = local:$myhostname
luser_relay = undeliverable
mail_name = Postfix
mail_owner = postfix
mail_release_date = 20040915
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
mail_version = 2.1.5
mailbox_command =
mailbox_command_maps =
mailbox_delivery_lock = flock
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mailbox_transport = cyrus
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
maps_rbl_domains =
maps_rbl_reject_code = 554
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
masquerade_domains =
masquerade_exceptions =
max_idle = 100s
max_use = 100
maximal_backoff_time = 4000s
maximal_queue_lifetime = 5d
message_size_limit = 0
mime_boundary_length_limit = 2048
mime_header_checks = $header_checks
mime_nesting_limit = 100
minimal_backoff_time = 1000s
multi_recipient_bounce_reject_code = 550
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,localhost,mail.mnn.org,$mydomain,youthchannel.o rg,mnn.org
mydomain = mnn.org
mydomain_fallback = localhost
myhostname = mail.mnn.org
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16,216.164.83.160/27
mynetworks_style = host
myorigin = $myhostname
nested_header_checks = $header_checks
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
non_fqdn_reject_code = 504
notify_classes = resource, software
owner_request_special = yes
parent_domain_matches_subdomains = debug_peer_list,fast_flush_domains,mynetworks,permit_mx_backup_networks,qmqpd_a uthorized_clients,relay_domains,smtpd_access_maps
permit_mx_backup_networks =
pickup_service_name = pickup
prepend_delivered_header = command, file, forward
process_id_directory = pid
propagate_unmatched_extensions = canonical, virtual
proxy_interfaces =
proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains $canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps $recipient_canonical_maps $relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks
qmgr_clog_warn_time = 300s
qmgr_fudge_factor = 100
qmgr_message_active_limit = 20000
qmgr_message_recipient_limit = 20000
qmgr_message_recipient_minimum = 10
qmqpd_authorized_clients =
qmqpd_error_delay = 1s
qmqpd_timeout = 300s
queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix
queue_file_attribute_count_limit = 100
queue_minfree = 0
queue_run_delay = 1000s
queue_service_name = qmgr
rbl_reply_maps =
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
receive_override_options =
recipient_bcc_maps =
recipient_canonical_maps =
recipient_delimiter =
reject_code = 554
relay_clientcerts =
relay_destination_concurrency_limit = $default_destination_concurrency_limit
relay_destination_recipient_limit = $default_destination_recipient_limit
relay_domains = $mydestination
relay_domains_reject_code = 554
relay_recipient_maps =
relay_transport = relay
relayhost =
relocated_maps =
require_home_directory = no
resolve_dequoted_address = yes
resolve_null_domain = no
rewrite_service_name = rewrite
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples
sender_based_routing = no
sender_bcc_maps =
sender_canonical_maps =
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
service_throttle_time = 60s
setgid_group = postdrop
show_user_unknown_table_name = yes
showq_service_name = showq
smtp_always_send_ehlo = yes
smtp_bind_address =
smtp_connect_timeout = 30s
smtp_data_done_timeout = 600s
smtp_data_init_timeout = 120s
smtp_data_xfer_timeout = 180s
smtp_defer_if_no_mx_address_found = no
smtp_destination_concurrency_limit = $default_destination_concurrency_limit
smtp_destination_recipient_limit = $default_destination_recipient_limit
smtp_enforce_tls = no
smtp_helo_name = $myhostname
smtp_helo_timeout = 300s
smtp_host_lookup = dns
smtp_line_length_limit = 990
smtp_mail_timeout = 300s
smtp_mx_address_limit = 0
smtp_mx_session_limit = 2
smtp_never_send_ehlo = no
smtp_pix_workaround_delay_time = 10s
smtp_pix_workaround_threshold_time = 500s
smtp_quit_timeout = 300s
smtp_quote_rfc821_envelope = yes
smtp_randomize_addresses = yes
smtp_rcpt_timeout = 300s
smtp_rset_timeout = 120s
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtp_sasl_password_maps =
smtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext, noanonymous
smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = $var_smtp_sasl_opts
smtp_sasl_tls_verified_security_options = $var_smtp_sasl_tls_opts
smtp_send_xforward_command = no
smtp_skip_5xx_greeting = yes
smtp_skip_quit_response = yes
smtp_starttls_timeout = 300s
smtp_tls_CAfile =
smtp_tls_CApath =
smtp_tls_cert_file =
smtp_tls_cipherlist =
smtp_tls_dcert_file =
smtp_tls_dkey_file = $smtp_tls_dcert_file
smtp_tls_enforce_peername = yes
smtp_tls_key_file = $smtp_tls_cert_file
smtp_tls_loglevel = 0
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = no
smtp_tls_per_site =
smtp_tls_scert_verifydepth = 5
smtp_tls_session_cache_database =
smtp_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtp_use_tls = no
smtp_xforward_timeout = 300s
smtpd_authorized_verp_clients = $authorized_verp_clients
smtpd_authorized_xclient_hosts =
smtpd_authorized_xforward_hosts =
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
smtpd_client_connection_count_limit = 50
smtpd_client_connection_limit_exceptions = $mynetworks
smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit = 0
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks reject_rbl_client zen.spamhaus.org reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net permit
smtpd_data_restrictions =
smtpd_delay_reject = yes
smtpd_enforce_tls = no
smtpd_error_sleep_time = 1s
smtpd_etrn_restrictions =
smtpd_expansion_filter = \t\40!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~
smtpd_hard_error_limit = 20
smtpd_helo_required = no
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
smtpd_history_flush_threshold = 100
smtpd_junk_command_limit = 100
smtpd_noop_commands =
smtpd_null_access_lookup_key =
smtpd_policy_service_max_idle = 300s
smtpd_policy_service_max_ttl = 1000s
smtpd_policy_service_timeout = 100s
smtpd_proxy_ehlo = $myhostname
smtpd_proxy_filter =
smtpd_proxy_timeout = 100s
smtpd_pw_server_security_options = gssapi,cram-md5,login,plain
smtpd_recipient_limit = 1000
smtpd_recipient_overshoot_limit = 1000
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination,permit
smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient = yes
smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender = no
smtpd_restriction_classes =
smtpd_sasl_application_name = smtpd
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks =
smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
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smtpd_sender_restrictions =
smtpd_soft_error_limit = 10
smtpd_starttls_timeout = 300s
smtpd_timeout = 300s
smtpd_tls_CAfile =
smtpd_tls_CApath =
smtpd_tls_ask_ccert = no
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtpd_tls_ccert_verifydepth = 5
smtpd_tls_cert_file =
smtpd_tls_cipherlist =
smtpd_tls_dcert_file =
smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file =
smtpd_tls_dh512_param_file =
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smtpd_tls_key_file =
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smtpd_tls_received_header = no
smtpd_tls_req_ccert = no
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database =
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtpd_tls_wrappermode = no
smtpd_use_pw_server = yes
smtpd_use_tls = no
soft_bounce = no
stale_lock_time = 500s
strict_7bit_headers = no
strict_8bitmime = no
strict_8bitmime_body = no
strict_mime_encoding_domain = no
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
sun_mailtool_compatibility = no
swap_bangpath = yes
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syslog_name = postfix
tls_daemon_random_bytes = 32
tls_daemon_random_source =
tls_random_bytes = 32
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tls_random_prng_update_period = 60s
tls_random_reseed_period = 3600s
tls_random_source =
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transport_maps =
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trigger_timeout = 10s
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unknown_address_reject_code = 450
unknown_client_reject_code = 450
unknown_hostname_reject_code = 450
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
unknown_relay_recipient_reject_code = 550
unknown_virtual_alias_reject_code = 550
unknown_virtual_mailbox_reject_code = 550
unverified_recipient_reject_code = 450
unverified_sender_reject_code = 450
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virtual_alias_maps = $virtual_maps
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virtual_destination_recipient_limit = $default_destination_recipient_limit
virtual_gid_maps =
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virtual_mailbox_limit = 51200000
virtual_mailbox_lock = fcntl
virtual_mailbox_maps =
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TIA for an help!
Andrew

To get the queue going, issue:
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Hi Apples,
someone hijacked my emailaccount and I get tons of spam-mails everyday. On my MBP it's no problem because the spam filter in Mail works properly. Bravo!
But here's my question: When i receive all the spam-mails on my iphone, I can check and remove them as "spam" manually. BUT does this action improve anything for upcoming emails? Does it learn somehow? It doesn't seem so, because everytime I receive new spam mails I have to check them again and send them to **** by hand.
Dear Pros, is there a solution for my problem?
Thanks so much in advance,
Janina
That's my phone:
iPhone 5
iOS 7.0.3.

I have not had wifi since November when I upgraded to the newest IOS version. I called the Apple help line and they told me some things to do and I tried them all and they worked for a few hours and then wifi shut off again. I kept doing what they told me and it worked for a couple more days and then I could never turn it on again. My blue tooth doesn't work either. I had to actually increase my data usage with AT&T becuase of this. When I did that in December I went to the Apple store and was told that it is a hardware issue and since my phone is out of warranty I would have to pay for a new phone because they could not fix the issue. My upgrade isn't up until June 2014 so not only do I have to wait for the upgrade and I am not paying for a new phone but I have to pay $10 plus extra a month on my cell phone bill because I was going over on my Data!!! I have been beyond upset about this and Apple is not doing anything about this nor did they offer up some way to resolve the issue because obviously it is not just some rare incident if several people are having this issue. Who knows how many people out there have had this issue and have not said anything about it. Now there is a newer update that I can't do because it requires wifi in order to download.
June can not get here fast enough and I may not go back to Iphone after dealing with this for so long with no help from Apple.

SPAM filter not working

Over the last week or two, SPAM going into my Inbox has spiked to about 15-20 messages a day. I've confirmed my SPAM filter is enabled and quite a bit of spam is filtered everyday. Is something wrong with Verizon's SPAM filter? I've searched this forum and it seems this is a recurring issue. I don't want to close this email account but it's getting ridiculous and messy to manage.
Thanks!

I guess you are already doing all of this, http://www.verizon.com/support/residential/internet/highspeed/troubleshooting/security/questionsone/...
You can also use blocking- Settings - email settings - blocking
A better logn term solution is to use a free email solution such as zohomail. IF you use the free addrees provided by them as your primary account you should see a huge decrease in SPAM plus you will still have full access to verion mail through zoho's full featured web interface.
If a forum member gives an answer you like, please give them the Kudos they deserve. If a member gives you the answer to your question, mark the answer as Accepted Solution so others can see the solution to the problem. Thanks !!!
http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-net-Email/Fix-for-Missing-Inbox-sent-folders-etc-with-Internet-Explorer-11/m-p/647399

How do you set up your spam filter?

Greetings,
I have been fiddling with my spam filter for some time now and I still can't get it to work really good. I use the normal "Exempt if sender is in addressbook & Sender is in previous recipient but NOT "using my full name" because that seems to put everything in spam. I use the toggle "IF ALL CONDITIONS ARE MET". I also add the line "if message is junk mail" then move to trash.
The above does work but not real great.
Furthermore, I made up some more rules such as subject lines contain doctor etc and they work better.
Can someone post what they do in their basic junk mail filtering and custom rules to help me out? Also, when a piece of junk mail ends up by mistake in the junkmail box I click "not junkmail". This never returns the mail to the correct box and just sits there and I have to manually drag it. Is this correct?
//Cheers

Hello Julie.
Your junk filter appears to not be working properly. Try this first:
1. Go to Preferences > Junk Mail and disable junk mail filtering.
2. Quit Mail, then open it again.
3. Go to Preferences > Junk Mail, enable junk mail filtering, and configure it however you wish -- I recommend you to leave it at the default Automatic settings.
4. Reset the junk filter database (Preferences > Junk Mail > Reset).

SpamAssassin Rating high but Mail-Spam-Filter doesn't catch it

I have SpamAssassin running on my Mail-Server and Mail set to trust the server-side-spam-filter (And as Apple states SpamAssassin is compatible (even used in OS X Server)).
Most Spam gets crunched but I have some that I get over and over again although the SpamAssassin rating is set and often even above 9.
Can I somehow make Mail more sensitive to the rating?
(I don't want to use a custom rule to sort it because then the new mail sound will play for any spam as well.)

No, it doesn’t make sense. You may want to read Mail Help’s “Automatically processing email” article to better understand how rules work in Mail.
the rules operate before the messages are placed in any mailbox
Rules are fully applied to each message, one at a time, in the order they appear in the list. How could it be otherwise? What you say doesn’t make sense to me...
What I should have also suggested is 'stop evaluating rules' on the first rule
That would be redundant and useless. Mail stops evaluating rules for messages moved to another mailbox by a preceding rule.
Rule 2 exists only to make the sound
Problem is, it would also play the sound for junk messages not caught by the first rule.
I suggested 'To includes @' to catch all mail not filtered out by rule 1
Not sure what you mean. If you want the second rule to be applied to every message not caught by the first rule, there is an Every message condition for that.
perhaps move to inbox isn't necessary?
Not only is it unnecessary. As I said, it might cause an infinite loop that Mail cannot handle properly.
This way the spam won't trigger the sound but everything else will.
And that’s precisely part of the problem, that everything else, including junk mail caught by the built-in junk filter (which is applied after all the other rules), will trigger the sound...

How can i turn off the spam filter?

How can i turn off the spam filter for HP eprintcenter?

zanganah;
I hope you are doing well and sorry to learn that you are having this issue;
Most of the time when you have issues receiving emails is that the email have something like FWD subject line. Eliminate that.
Does the email have a title? Make sure it does.
ePrint emails can only have one email address in the “To:” field. To send an email to your printer and to additional email addresses of friends and family at the same time, put your printer's email address in the “To:” field, and put your friends/family email addresses in the “BCC” (blind carbon copy) field.
Also this are some of the limitations of the service to keep in mind;
The attachment size or number of attachments exceeded the allowed limit.
There is a 5 MB limit to the email and a 5MB limit to each attachment. HP ePrint supports a maximum of 10 attachments to a single email. Emails that exceed these limits will not print.
Is the attached file supported by ePrint? Supported attachments include:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel*
Text files (.txt)
PDF
HTML
Images (bmp, jpg, png, gif, tiff)
* HP strongly recommends that you preview documents in Excel before printing.
Hope this helps:
RobertoR
And Remember . . .
You can say THANKS by clicking the KUDOS STAR. If my suggestion resolves your issue Mark as a "SOLUTION" this way others can benefit Thanks in Advance!

Clamav: smtp error 4.7.1 Cannot load spam filter bmiEndHeaders

I mus be having a case of the mondays.
I'm trying to get calmav working with Message Server 6.3. I have applied patch 120229-25.
The error i'm getting is "SMTP error 4.7.1 Cannot load spam filter bmiEndHeaders" when trying to send email.
Message Server version
bash-3.00# /opt/SUNWmsgsr/sbin/imsimta version
Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-5.02 (built Oct 12 2007; 32bit)
libimta.so 6.3-5.02 (built 17:09:30, Oct 12 2007; 32bit)
SunOS com1 5.10 Generic_127112-05 i86pc i386 i86pcimta.cnf
ims-ms defragment subdirs 20 notices 1 7 14 21 28 backoff "pt5m" "pt10m" "pt30m" "pt1h" "pt2h" "pt4h" maxjobs 2 pool IMS_POOL fileinto $U+$S@$D destinationspamfilter1optin virus
ims-ms-daemonbottom of option.dat
! ClamAV settings
spamfilter1_config_file=/opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/clamav.opt
spamfilter1_library==/opt/SUNWmsgsr/lib/libclamav.so
spamfilter1_string_action=data:,require ["jettison"]; jettison;clamav.opt
! ClamAV Settings
debug=1
host=127.0.0.1
port=3310
mode=1file permissions
bash-3.00# ls -la /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/clamav.opt
-rw-r--r--   1 mailsrv mail          58 Feb 5 09:41 /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/clamav.opt
bash-3.00# ls -la /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/option.dat
-rw-r-----   1 mailsrv mail        1298 Feb 5 11:16 /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/option.dat
bash-3.00# ls -la /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/imta.cnf
-rw-r-----   1 mailsrv mail        4069 Feb 5 11:17 /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/imta.cnfHere is the clamconf
bash-3.00# /opt/csw/bin/clamconf
/opt/csw/etc/clamd.conf: clamd directives
LogFile = "/opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.log"
LogFileUnlock = no
LogFileMaxSize = 1048576
LogTime = yes
LogClean = no
LogVerbose = no
LogSyslog = yes
LogFacility = "LOG_LOCAL6"
PidFile = "/opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.pid"
TemporaryDirectory not set
ScanPE = yes
ScanELF = yes
DetectBrokenExecutables = no
ScanMail = yes
MailFollowURLs = no
MailMaxRecursion = 64
PhishingSignatures = yes
PhishingScanURLs = yes
PhishingAlwaysBlockCloak = no
PhishingAlwaysBlockSSLMismatch = no
PhishingRestrictedScan = yes
DetectPUA = no
AlgorithmicDetection = yes
ScanHTML = yes
ScanOLE2 = yes
ScanPDF = no
ScanArchive = yes
ArchiveMaxFileSize = 10485760
ArchiveMaxRecursion = 8
ArchiveMaxFiles = 1000
ArchiveMaxCompressionRatio = 250
ArchiveLimitMemoryUsage = no
ArchiveBlockEncrypted = no
ArchiveBlockMax = no
DatabaseDirectory = "/opt/csw/share/clamav"
TCPAddr not set
TCPSocket = 3310
LocalSocket = "/opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.sock"
MaxConnectionQueueLength = 15
StreamMaxLength = 10485760
StreamMinPort = 1024
StreamMaxPort = 2048
MaxThreads = 10
ReadTimeout = 120
IdleTimeout = 30
MaxDirectoryRecursion = 15
FollowDirectorySymlinks = no
FollowFileSymlinks = no
ExitOnOOM = no
Foreground = no
Debug = yes
LeaveTemporaryFiles = no
FixStaleSocket = yes
User = "clamav"
AllowSupplementaryGroups = no
SelfCheck = 1800
VirusEvent not set
ClamukoScanOnAccess not set
ClamukoScanOnOpen not set
ClamukoScanOnClose not set
ClamukoScanOnExec not set
ClamukoIncludePath not set
ClamukoExcludePath not set
ClamukoMaxFileSize = 5242880
DevACOnly not set
DevACDepth not setand the directory permissions for clamav
bash-3.00# ls -la /opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.log /opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.pid /opt/csw/share/clamav /opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.sock
-rw-r-----   1 clamav   clamav     10409 Feb 5 10:46 /opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.log
-rw-rw----   1 clamav   clamav         5 Feb 5 10:46 /opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.pid
srwxrwxrwx   1 clamav   clamav         0 Feb 5 10:46 /opt/csw/var/clamav/clamd.sock
/opt/csw/share/clamav:
total 22198
drwxr-xr-x   3 clamav   clamav       512 Feb 5 10:46 .
drwxr-xr-x   9 root     bin          512 Feb 4 14:27 ..
drwxr-xr-x   2 clamav   clamav       512 Feb 5 10:46 daily.inc
-rw-r--r--   1 clamav   clamav   11347852 Feb 4 14:55 main.cvdTelnet to localhost 3310 gives:Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
UNKNOWN COMMAND
Connection to localhost closed by foreign host.

I enabled logging on ims-ms channel
I now have a mail.log_current
06-Feb-2008 09:51:42.16 tcp_intranet ims-ms       EE 3 [email protected] rfc822;[email protected] karlr@ims-ms-daemon
06-Feb-2008 09:51:42.40 ims-ms                    D 3 [email protected] rfc822;[email protected] karlr@ims-ms-daemon
06-Feb-2008 09:52:28.90 tcp_intranet ims-ms       EE 3 [email protected] rfc822;[email protected] karlr@ims-ms-daemon
06-Feb-2008 09:52:29.14 ims-ms                    D 3 [email protected] rfc822;[email protected] karlr@ims-ms-daemon Just to recap
imta.cnf
! ims-ms
ims-ms defragment subdirs 20 notices 1 7 14 21 28 backoff "pt5m" "pt10m" "pt30m" "pt1h" "pt2h" "pt4h" maxjobs 2 pool IMS_POOL fil
einto $U+$S@$D destinationspamfilter1 logging
ims-ms-daemonclamav.opt
! ClamAV Settings
host=127.0.0.1
port=3310
mode=0
field=
debug=1option.dat
! ClamAV settings
spamfilter1_config_file=/opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/clamav.opt
spamfilter1_library=/opt/SUNWmsgsr/lib/libclamav.so
spamfilter1_string_action=data:,require ["jettison"]; jettison;
spamfilter1_optional=1With spamfilter1_optional=1 removed i get an error
"Error reading ClamAV options"

Why is Verizon limiting Spam Filter to only 50 entrees?

I've been with Verizon (first with DSL and now FIOS) for over 15 years.   Lately, the SPAM has gotten really out of hand and I have realized that the most powerful way to deal with it is to set-up the SETTINGS / E-MAIL OPTIONS / FILTERS inside the Verizon's Webmail website for each .NET account I have and use.
Believe me, it actully works but of course, the spammers keep changing the spelling of keywords to bypass the filter. I have had no problem to go in an add "new" keywords about once a week but just now, I got the shock of my life.
It seems that Verizon is limiting each email address to just 50 filters.   WHY??!?!?!?
It's not as it you can go logic entry for each keyword (meaning you can specify 10 words in each entry and us AND/OR logic). You need to use a phrase or just a single word per EACH filter entry.
How and whom do you suggest I contact to complain about this. I am considering writing the executive office if I have to.
This is just so wrong.   When I go in and add filter keywords, I am not taking up Verizon heck of a lot of Verizon's storage, nor am I taking up their time.
Can someone please tell me if I am missing anything and how can we all get involved in having them moving up the limitation from 50 to at least 200, if not 500!!!!
- A shocked Verizon user

I have been reading these discussions periodically for the past few months and subscribed today just to add my voice to the chorus of customers who find Verizon's silence and inaction on this issue inexcusable. Verizon email accounts are not free and every Verizon customer knows that we pay through the nose for Verizon FIOS service including the email. I view it as an insult to consantly see recommendations about "turning the spam filter on", "marking not caught messages as SPAM" and "forwarding not caught messages to Verizon" when none of these actions changes anything as anyone who has done these for months can attest.
I too have been a Verizon customer for over a decade and only early this year became subjected to the massive onslaught of OBVIOUS spam. I understand and accept that the spammers change servers everyday and send out the same spam over and over. However, key word filtering does work so if key word filtering works at the end user level, why can't verizon do it at the server/source level? Needless to say I too was livid when I discovered that Verizon limited the number of filter rules one can make. So on the one hand they do minimal filtering (the only SPAM I see get caught is spam that has my username in the subject line and offers of male enhancement remidies), but limit the amount of filtering you can do. Unfortunately for us customers, as the old saying goes, Membership (in the monopoly club) has its privileges.

EPrint Counter-productive Spam Filter

Hello, I've been trying to set up our networked HP office printers throughout our office to recieve print orders from our database servers in arizona, unforunately the automated emails are filtered out as spam after the first 1 or 2 are sent. I'm assuming this is because the majority of the email content is the same with only a few fields changed.
Even programming in a 30 second delay between each email doesn't work, and the database server's email address is the only one on the whitelist able to print to these printers through eprint.
The spam filter is highly unessessary, greatly unwanted and increadibly frustraighting for us to do buisness. I need know how to turn it off.
I'd rather use built in functionality than have to set up a windows PC running all the time as a print server with google cloud print to handle our systems.
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I'm running into the exact same thing and it happens more often than not. I'm using a desktop computer to forward receipts or an airline reservation (both of which are going through a regsisterd email on my hpeprint account) and they always get rejected.
Unless you can write an update to the firmware or the webpage, this attractive feature is basically worthless. 80% of the items I try to send are being rejected.

Messaging server spam filter

Hi All,
We are using messaging server.
root@node1 # imsimta version
Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.3-11.01 64bit (built Sep 1 2009)
libimta.so 7.3-11.01 64bit (built 19:54:45, Sep 1 2009)
Using /opt/sun/comms/messaging64/config/imta.cnf (compiled)
SunOS node1 5.10 Generic_141444-09 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Blade-T6320
We are facing problem with spam filter once we declare [email protected] is SPAM message next time is any message come from abc@example it should move to the SPAM folder.But it is not happening with out mail server.Please help me.
Regards
kk

kkdas wrote:
We are facing problem with spam filter once we declare [email protected] is SPAM message next time is any message come from abc@example it should move to the SPAM folder.
How are you "declaring" [email protected] to be a "Spam" message?
Sun Messaging Server will only file an email to the Spam folder if you have configured your third-party anti-spam software to flag the email as Spam (e.g. add a custom header) and have written the appropriate channel filter.
This has already been discussed here:
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5422791&messageID=10932615
Regards,
Shane.

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