SpamAssassin vs Rspamd
Developers should learn and use SpamAssassin when building or maintaining email systems that require robust spam protection, such as for corporate mail servers, web hosting platforms, or email service providers meets developers should learn and use rspamd when building or maintaining email infrastructure that requires robust spam and malware protection, such as for email servers, hosting providers, or enterprise email systems. Here's our take.
SpamAssassin
Developers should learn and use SpamAssassin when building or maintaining email systems that require robust spam protection, such as for corporate mail servers, web hosting platforms, or email service providers
SpamAssassin
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use SpamAssassin when building or maintaining email systems that require robust spam protection, such as for corporate mail servers, web hosting platforms, or email service providers
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in environments where high volumes of email traffic need automated filtering to reduce spam-related issues like phishing attacks and resource waste
- +Related to: postfix, sendmail
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Rspamd
Developers should learn and use Rspamd when building or maintaining email infrastructure that requires robust spam and malware protection, such as for email servers, hosting providers, or enterprise email systems
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable for its performance in high-volume environments, real-time processing capabilities, and extensive configurability through Lua scripts and plugins
- +Related to: postfix, exim
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use SpamAssassin if: You want it is particularly valuable in environments where high volumes of email traffic need automated filtering to reduce spam-related issues like phishing attacks and resource waste and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Rspamd if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable for its performance in high-volume environments, real-time processing capabilities, and extensive configurability through lua scripts and plugins over what SpamAssassin offers.
Developers should learn and use SpamAssassin when building or maintaining email systems that require robust spam protection, such as for corporate mail servers, web hosting platforms, or email service providers
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