spamassassin problem

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 20:59 +0000, Andrew Doades wrote:
> I will have to say that the latest release of spamassassin if very fast 
> and catches 99% of spam, as it get nightly updates of new spam!
> 
> Derek Broughton wrote:
> > Gerald Dachs wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Am Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:44:50 +0000
> >> schrieb Andrew Doades <ard at gpdnet.co.uk>:
> >>
> >>     
> >>> Thanks for the help, but I just got it, I need to have my mail passed
> >>> trough procmail, then spamassassin.
> >>>       
> >> Not necessary, there is a much better approach. Use amavisd-new,
> >>     
> >
> > What makes it a "much" better approach?  I'm not a fan of spamassassin, as
> > the versions I used to use (I understand it's much better now) weren't
> > nearly as accurate or fast as bogofilter, but I don't see the value of
> > amavis at all.


Where and how does a newbie check and correctly set for spamassassin
resp. bogofilter ?
TIA for your help !
Cheers, svobi