Physics Computing Services



Spam Scoring and Filtering

Vacation and Forwarding Instructions using Procmail


Spam scoring happens just before mail is delivered to local accounts, so mail forwarding and vacation message setup must be handled differently than in the past (the .forward file is no longer used).  The menu shell on mail.physics.ucsb.edu has been modified to accommodate these changes.


Enabling or Disabling Mail Forwarding in Conjunction with Spam Scoring
Log in to the mail server at mail.physics.ucsb.edu via SSH and choose Option 9 in the Menu shell.  This will modify your .procmailrc file to allow forwarding (or create one if it doesn't exist).



Enabling or Disabling a Vacation Message in Conjunction with Spam Scoring

Log in to the mail server at mail.physics.ucsb.edu via SSH and choose Option 12 in the Menu shell. This will modify your .procmailrc file to allow forwarding to the vacation program (or create one if it doesn't exist).


 What if I need help? If you have problems with or questions about spam scoring and filtering, please contact pcs@physics.ucsb.edu.


Physics Computing Services, pcs@physics.ucsb.edu
Last updated February 6,2006 by Jennifer L. Mehl