The sys admin's daily grind: SA-Update

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Article from Issue 100/2009
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SA-Update helps beleaguered admins face the onslaught of consumer trash.

Spammers must be creative with the structure and content of their junk mail if they want to guarantee the dislike of any PC user anywhere in the world. Because I like to fight spammers on even terms, my SpamAssassin's filter rules need regular updates. Fortunately, I can turn to many channels for ammunition.

SA-Update

The tool that retrieves the updates and copies them to the right spot goes by the name of SA-Update [1].

A GPG key prevents various manipulation techniques such as DNS spoofing. To rejuvenate the default channel, updates.spamassassin.org, I first need the matching public key:

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