New version of the antispam server software SpamAssassin is available:

Version 3.1.7:

Version 3.1.7 is a “quick-fix” release; it contains only a fix for one bug, introduced accidentally in 3.1.6:

  • bug 5119: if admins had set rule scores in the site configuration in /etc, sa-update would fail. Back out this change

Version 3.1.6:

Version 3.1.6 includes a large number of bug fixes and documentation updates. Here is an abbreviated changelog (since 3.1.5) for major updates (see the Changes file for a complete list):

  • bug 4940: fixes to bug in date handling affecting DATE_IN_FUTURE_* and DATE_IN_PAST_* rules when more than one Resent-Date header is present
  • bug 5044: include local site config in sa-update lint checks
  • bug 5081: fix race condition in spamd preforking code that sometimes left one child process running after SIGHUPing spamd
  • bug 5076: unescape hash characters in the config
  • bug 5077: fix false SPF_SOFTFAIL’s when SPF queries timeout
  • bug 5080: update RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP evaltest to properly deal with 127/8
  • bug 5089: enable adding headers with single digit zero value
  • bug 5098: add support for ecelerity Received headers
  • bug 5101: fix a bug, introduced in 3.1.5, in mbx code
  • bug 5105: M::SA::Client doesn’t always catch failed connection to spamd, fixed

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