Missing UpdateChannels.txt

[palinka]

I had a server crash recently and reinstalled spamassassin and for some reason its missing UpdateChannels.txt. I can't update without it. I looked over the interwebs for a copy but came up short (my google fu is white belt). Anyone care to share a copy?

[jimimaseye]

I will fire up the computermator later and send it you.

[Entered by mobile. Excuse my spelling.]

[palinka]

Thanks!

[jimimaseye]

This is the contents of my UpdateChannels.txt:

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updates.spamassassin.org
# xsaupdate.jam-software.com   ## REMOVED - no longer issued in free version due to duplications.
sa.zmi.at
sought.rules.yerp.org
spamassassin.heinlein-support.de

(This is from my laptop. I dont remember adjusting/adding anything, it is dated 2016 as is the rest of the files in the folder, so this should be as installed but I wouldnt want to bet my sons life on it).

[palinka]

Thank ye mightily!

Interesting ruleset. I don't recall seeing sa.zmi.at & sought.rules.yerp.org in my updates before. I wonder where i even obtained the channels i was using.

If updatechannels.txt is not part of jam SA, then i must have obtained it from a tutorial here. I wonder if it's ever been part of jam's install?

[jimimaseye]

If updatechannels.txt is not part of jam SA, then i must have obtained it from a tutorial here. I wonder if it's ever been part of jam's install?

It definitely is part of the Jam install. Dont know why you dont have it if you did a fresh install.

Ive looked further:

updates_spamassassin_org.cf = standard spamassassin

xsaupdate_jam-software_com.cf = standard Jam but I removed them due to duplicate rules

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include xsaupdate_jam-software_com/jam.cf
include xsaupdate_jam-software_com/x_jam_rescores.cf

spamassassin_heinlein-support_de.cf = I think Jam (German company) also added these (these are German language rules - I wouldnt be interested in that)

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include spamassassin_heinlein-support_de/20_blatspammer.cf
include spamassassin_heinlein-support_de/70_HS_body.cf
include spamassassin_heinlein-support_de/70_HS_header.cf

sa_zmi_at.cf = These also are German rules. Cant see why I would add them myself (so maybe also supplied by Jam)

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include sa_zmi_at/70_zmi_german.cf

sought_rules_yerp_org.cf = I think these were added by Jam but cant be sure.

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include sought_rules_yerp_org/20_sought.cf
include sought_rules_yerp_org/20_sought_fraud.cf

[SorenR]

Sought rules are defunkt and zmi and heinlein are german language.

Which leaves "updates.spamassassin.org" as the only choice

[palinka]

Sought rules are defunkt and zmi and heinlein are german language.

Which leaves "updates.spamassassin.org" as the only choice

That greatly simplifies things.

[palinka]

So the update syntax should be:

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sa-update -v --nogpg --channel updates.spamassassin.org

Or just simply:

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sa-update --channel updates.spamassassin.org

? ?

[palinka]

It definitely is part of the Jam install. Dont know why you dont have it if you did a fresh install.

Very strange indeed. I searched the folder. Nothing. I looked in program data too, in case something got put there (no, as expected).

[jimimaseye]

sa-update.bat

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cd C:\Program Files\JAM Software\SpamAssassin for Windows
sa-update -v --nogpg --channelfile UpdateChannels.txt

(updatechannels.txt is in C:\Program Files\JAM Software\SpamAssassin for Windows)

[palinka]

sa-update.bat

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cd C:\Program Files\JAM Software\SpamAssassin for Windows
sa-update -v --nogpg --channelfile UpdateChannels.txt

(updatechannels.txt is in C:\Program Files\JAM Software\SpamAssassin for Windows)

If there's only one usable channel, why not simply call it?

I looked up the arguments for sa-update.

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  --channel channel       Retrieve updates from this channel
                          Use multiple times for multiple channels
  --channelfile file      Retrieve updates from the channels in the file
  --checkonly             Check for update availability, do not install
  --install filename      Install updates directly from this file. Signature
                          verification will use "file.asc" and "file.sha1"
  --allowplugins          Allow updates to load plugin code
  --gpgkey key            Trust the key id to sign releases
                          Use multiple times for multiple keys
  --gpgkeyfile file       Trust the key ids in the file to sign releases
  --gpghomedir path       Store the GPG keyring in this directory
  --gpg and --nogpg       Use (or do not use) GPG to verify updates
                          (--gpg is assumed by use of the above
                          --gpgkey and --gpgkeyfile options)
  --import file           Import GPG key(s) from file into sa-update's
                          keyring. Use multiple times for multiple files
  --updatedir path        Directory to place updates, defaults to the
                          SpamAssassin site rules directory
                          (default: /home/parker/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.14.1/var/spamassassin/3.003003)
  --refreshmirrors        Force the MIRRORED.BY file to be updated
  -D, --debug [area=n,...]  Print debugging messages
  -v, --verbose           Be more verbose, like print updated channel names
  -V, --version           Print version
  -h, --help              Print usage message

I'm going to try sa-update -v --nogpg --channel updates.spamassassin.org in tonight's backup routine.

In my powershell backup script, -v is very helpful. If no fresh updates, I add a line to the email body so you know. That's to distinguish between an error and an informational message. That's one of the minor things that annoyed me about your otherwise really great backup script.

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	$SAUD = "$SADir\sa-update.exe"
	Try {
		$SAUpdate = & $SAUD -v --nogpg --channel updates.spamassassin.org | Out-String
		Debug $SAUpdate
		Debug "Finished updating SpamAssassin in $(ElapsedTime $BeginSAUpdate)"
		Email "[OK] SpamAssassin updated"
		If ($SAUpdate -match "Update finished, no fresh updates were available"){
			Email "[INFO] No fresh SpamAssassin updates available"
		}
	}
	Catch {
		Debug "[ERROR] SpamAssassin update : $Error"
		Email "[ERROR] SpamAssassin update : Check Debug Log"
	}

[jimimaseye]

If there's only one usable channel, why not simply call it?
I'm going to try sa-update -v --nogpg --channel updates.spamassassin.org

Sure. It's the same thing. The channel updates file method is useful if you require to list multiple channels (like as previously supplied by Jam) but also works with only 1.