PROBLEM
When trying to use SpamAssassin, it shows this error in /var/log/maillog:
host-foo spamd: spamd: connection from [ip address] at port 55390
spamd: unauthorized connection from [ipaddress]
ENVIRONMENT
- On-Premise Server + WebMail Installations: Version 6.0 > Current Version
CAUSE
On certain machines, you might not have a loopback address assigned. And when trying to use SpamAssassin, it shows this error in /var/log/maillog:
host-foo spamd: spamd: connection from [ip address] at port 55390
spamd: unauthorized connection from [ipaddress]
SpamAssassin usually binds to all the IP addresses on the machine, but you'll need to specify which IP addresses are allowed to be a client. If you have no loopback IPs configured, it detects your IP as a public IP.
RESOLUTION
- Open up
/etc/rc.d/atmailserver(or an equivalent) - Fnd this line:
/usr/local/atmail/spamassassin/bin/spamd -d -x -q -u atmail --virtual-config-dir=/usr/local/atmail/ -m 6 -r /usr/local/atmail/spamassassin/spamd.pid
- Change to:
/usr/local/atmail/spamassassin/bin/spamd -A [public IP adddress] -d -x -q -u atmail --virtual-config-dir=/usr/local/atmail/ -m 6 -r /usr/local/atmail/spamassassin/spamd.pid
Where[public IP address]is your IP address. - Restart Atmail.
% /etc/init.d/atmailserver restart
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