Bug 5851 - update manpages to warn that the -C command line option is not normally needed.
Summary: update manpages to warn that the -C command line option is not normally needed.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Spamassassin
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
Version: SVN Trunk (Latest Devel Version)
Hardware: Other All
: P5 enhancement
Target Milestone: Undefined
Assignee: SpamAssassin Developer Mailing List
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Reported: 2008-03-13 01:44 UTC by Matt Kettler
Modified: 2008-03-13 01:44 UTC (History)
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Description Matt Kettler 2008-03-13 01:44:25 UTC 
Over the years I've seen a lot of misuse of the -C option by well meaning new users who think they need to specify everything (most commonly they use -C /etc/mail/spamassassin). Of course, this causes the default rules dir to be over-ridden by the site dir, eliminating the default ruleset completely.

I even recently found this mistake in some wiki articles and a simple google for "-C /etc/mail/spamassassin" will show how common this mistake is.

We really should clarify the manpages to point out this isn't really necessary, and should only be used by advanced users.