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How to configure Spam Assassin using cPanel?

To configure SpamAssassin in cPanel, follow these steps:

  1. In the Mail section of the cPanel home screen, click Spam Assassin™.
  2. On the SpamAssassin page, click Configure SpamAssassin.
  3. In the required_score text box, type the number of hits required until a message is marked as spam.  
  4. In the score text boxes, you can assign scores to specific tests that SpamAssassin uses to examine incoming messages.  
  5. In the blacklist_from text boxes, you can specify e-mail addresses that are known spammers.
  6. In the whitelist_from text boxes, you can specify e-mail addresses that are trusted senders.
  7. To save the new configuration, click Save.
Tip: Any message that has a score greater than the required_score value is marked as spam. XtraOrbit recommends using the score 3.

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