How to configure mailboxes to move spam messages to Spam folder server-wide in Plesk?

Mikhail Shport

Updated April 05, 2023 04:08

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How to configure mailboxes to move spam messages to a Spam folder server-wide in Plesk?

It is not possible to configure mailboxes to move spam messages to a Spam folder server-wide in Plesk via GUI. It can be configured individually for a mailbox.

Please follow the below steps to configure the Spam folder server-wide using CLI utility for Spamassassin:

For existing mailboxes

Download the script:

# curl -OL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plesk/kb-scripts/master/move-mail-to-spam/existing-mailboxes.sh
Grant execution permission to the script:

# chmod +x existing-mailboxes.sh
Execute the script:

# ./existing-mailboxes.sh

For newly created mailboxes

Download the script:

# curl -OL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plesk/kb-scripts/master/move-mail-to-spam/new-mailboxes.sh
Grant execution permission to the script:

# chmod +x new-mailboxes.sh
Go to Plesk > Tools & Settings > Event Manager
Click Add Event Handler
Select the event Mail account created and specify the path to the script in the Command field:

CONFIG_TEXT: /root/new-mailboxes.sh