RE: SpamAssissan doesn't run after installation ?

Marc <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:34:44 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>

> 
> I cannot express strongly enough how *IRRESPONSIBLY LAZY* that advice
> is.

:D I bet you a 100 us$ that Christopher solves his problem faster with AI than here on email.


> There is no such thing as artificial intelligence and there may never
> be. Anyone who tells you it is the inevitable super-tool of the future
> should be interrogated about how they thought about NFT's back when they
> were supposed to be the future of art.

I am not arguing that. The LLM's are good enough to help rookies get familiar with the basics eg spamassassin


> SpamAssassin has substantial built-in documentation (POD accessible with
> perldoc) and an extensive wiki. Every executable has (or at least SHOULD
> have...) a man page (although many are just POD conversions.) If users
> have coherent questions, asking them here is helpful because it will be
> seen and likely answered by people who ACTUALLY KNOW THINGS.

Exactly everything registered by LLM's so perfect for answering. 


> Of course, the immediate problem in this case is a vague question. The
> key to getting a solid answer anywhere is asking a solid question. Even
> the most hallucinatory LLM can answer a vague question coherently.

Indeed! So currently the models will present him either with questions or multiple options. Especially in this case, Christopher will be pushed to give more details.