SpamAssassin = Useless (With Example)

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Mitsurugi

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Hi, I'm hoping that this is "user error" on my part, but I'm getting totally unsatisfactory results from SA. Here's an example email:

From: "Tanner Ortego"
Subject: Re: dotyr VlzAGRA

VlzAGRA 3 , 33 $

http://www.isterenalt.com

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funeral march. There is only the law of the Mint. Judgment is final.
The trial . . . I said feebly, visions of lawyers, appeals, torts
and documents dancing in my head.

Here's the header:

X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16)
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO,HTML_60_70,
HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=unavailable version=3.0.2

What do I need to do to get this thing working for me? The score is ridiculously low considering the most blatant of spam emails. So far, since I've installed SA, it hasn't come even close to spotting a spam email.
 
Thanks, done it, but my situation hasn't improved:

VlzAGRA 3 , 33 $

http://www.qearinmsea.com

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addition to the symbols we came to LJUDI then MTUWA, HERRER, SIGNORI.
Enough, I said, stopping. Packs off. We shall now take our break
while we see what we have here. The message seems to be clear enough.

And the header:

X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01)
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE
autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.3

The score is actually worse. Apparently, the email above is "perfect" according to SA.
 
Check which sa plugin you use
see /etc/mail/spamassassin and /usr/share/spamassassin/10_misc.cf

seems something is not good (or not) installed,
i see that autolearn=unavailable (bayes plugin ?)
It helps to filter new spam by learning.

I suggest you to add the 65_chickenpox.cf
( http://www.emtinc.net/includes/chickenpox.cf )
in /etc/mail/spamassassin

Don't remember all new spam is not always discover because it must be learned.

You can use dns blacklists, it help to block.

You will find more at http://spamassassin.apache.org/

just sample sa with all that mail
hits=13.9 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,PORN_URL_SEX,URIBL_BLACK, URIBL_JP_SURBL,URIBL_SBL,URIBL_SC_SURBL,URIBL_WS_SURBL version=3.1.1

seems you didn't check URIBL
have you uncommented dnsbl section ?
 
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