hello!
try install spamassassin via CPAN:

perl -MCPAN -e shell

o conf prerequisites_policy ask
install Mail::SpamAssassin

chmod 755 /usr/local/share/spamassassin
KMCGRAIL/SpamAssassin/Mail-SpamAssassin-3.4.1.tar.gz
/usr/bin/make install -- OK
Running install for module 'Mail::SPF'
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/J/JM/JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz ok
Configuring J/JM/JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz with Build.PL
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Mail-SPF' version 'v2.9.0'
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
/usr/bin/perl5.22.2 Build.PL -- OK
Running Build for J/JM/JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
Building Mail-SPF
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
./Build -- OK
Running Build test
t/00.00-class-misc.t .......... ok
t/00.01-class-util.t .......... ok
t/00.02-class-request.t ....... ok
t/00.03-class-result.t ........ ok
t/00.04-class-server.t ........ 1/23 deprecated method; see RT#37104 at /root/.cpan/build/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0-xTkt3L/blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Server.pm line 566.
Unknown error on DNS 'A' lookup of 'example.com' (EDNSError) at /root/.cpan/build/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0-xTkt3L/blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Server.pm line 573.
# Looks like your test exited with 255 just after 19.
t/00.04-class-server.t ........ Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Failed 4/23 subtests
t/00.05-class-macrostring.t ... ok
t/00.99-class-misc.t .......... ok
t/10.00-rfc4408.t ............. skipped: Mail::SPF::Test required for testing Mail::SPF's RFC compliance
t/10.01-rfc4406.t ............. skipped: Mail::SPF::Test required for testing Mail::SPF's RFC compliance
t/90-author-pod-validation.t .. 1/27
# Failed test 'POD test for blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Util.pm'
# at /usr/local/share/perl5/Test/Pod.pm line 187.
# blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Util.pm (157): L<> starts or ends with whitespace
# blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Util.pm (157): L<> starts or ends with whitespace
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 27.
t/90-author-pod-validation.t .. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 1/27 subtests

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/00.04-class-server.t (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 19 Failed: 0)
Non-zero exit status: 255
Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 23 tests but ran 19.
t/90-author-pod-validation.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 27 Failed: 1)
Failed test: 4
Non-zero exit status: 1
Files=10, Tests=155, 2 wallclock secs ( 0.08 usr 0.02 sys + 1.74 cusr 0.16 csys = 2.00 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 2/10 test programs. 1/155 subtests failed.
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
./Build test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
reports JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
Failed during this command:
(optional) JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz: make_test NO



cpan[4]> force install Mail::SPF
Running install for module 'Mail::SPF'
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0-xTkt3L
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
Has already been prepared
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
Has already been made
JMEHNLE/mail-spf/Mail-SPF-v2.9.0.tar.gz
Won't repeat unsuccessful test during this command

cpan[5]> quit


why Mail::SPF no install, and what i can install it by force?

as i understand from this, it is not installed...?

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Greetings to all you Linux fans!

Way back in 2021 I installed SpamAssassin on my Slackware Linux 14.2 mail server and the installation was straight forward.

Fast forward to March 2023, the hard disks on the mail server started complaining about imminent failure as reported by SMART.

Well, the most logical thing to do was:
1) Backup all user mailboxes including their sent items, drafts, junk and spam
2) Backup all system configuration & databases
3) Backup all other files
4) Replace faulty hard disks with other functional hard disks
5) Re-install Slackware Linux 14.2 on new hard disks and update the system
6) Reconfigure the mail server and all other services
8) Restore all files including mailboxes
9) Reinstall SpamAssassin --> this is where it gets complicated since many perl packages and also Slackware packages have been updated over the years

For all those desperate sysadmins at the end of their ropes ... hope this blog post points you in the right direction :)

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...re-14-2-38951/

Cheers and Enjoy!

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