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SpamAssassin

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SpamAssassin

Summary

SpamAssassin is an email filtering[1]. SpamAssassin draws 813 Wikipedia views per month (email_filtering category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • SpamAssassin's instance of is recorded as email filtering[3].
  • SpamAssassin's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • SpamAssassin's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[5].
  • SpamAssassin's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[6].
  • SpamAssassin's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[7].
  • SpamAssassin's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • SpamAssassin's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.2[10].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0[11].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.1[12].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.5[13].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.0[14].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.2[15].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.4[16].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.6[17].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.0[18].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.1[19].
  • SpamAssassin's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.2[20].
  • SpamAssassin is used for email filtering[21].
  • SpamAssassin is used for network client[22].
  • SpamAssassin's Commons category is recorded as Apache SpamAssassin[23].
  • April 20, 2001 marks the founding of SpamAssassin[24].
  • SpamAssassin was published on April 20, 2001[25].
  • SpamAssassin's official website is recorded as https://spamassassin.apache.org/[26].
  • SpamAssassin's source code repository URL is recorded as https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/spamassassin/[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include email filtering[3] and free software[4].

Origins

April 20, 2001 marks the founding of SpamAssassin[24].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include email filtering[21] and network client[22].

Why It Matters

SpamAssassin draws 813 Wikipedia views per month (email_filtering category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] SpamAssassin has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] SpamAssassin is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

free software Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Apache Software Foundation
    Netbsd package id → —
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system
    Pro-linux.de dbapp id → 3601
    + 70 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: spamassassin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324930703|spamassassin (#324930703)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux p"
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