How to check that SpamAssassin is protecting a Plesk server from spam

Question

How to check that SpamAssassin is protecting a Plesk server from spam?

Answer

1. Make sure that the SpamAssassin service is running at Tools & Settings > Services Management.

   
   
   
   

2. Make sure that the Switch on spam filtering for this email address option is enabled at Domains > example.com > Email Addresses > john_doe@example.com > Spam Filter tab.

   
   
   
   

3. Test SpamAssassin using the steps from this KB article. When SpamAssasin detects spam, the following messages appears in /usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog (can be checked via an SSH connection only):

   CONFIG_TEXT: spamd[1107]: spamd: identified spam (1000.0/7.0) for test@domain.tld:110 in 6.1 seconds, 3926 bytes.

    

   If all the above steps are successful - SpamAssassin is working fine.