[vps-mail] Custom SA rules not working in user_prefs but work in local.cf?

[Matt Cohen <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Info:  I'm on a VPS2 using SA 3.0.2

A client wanted me to block some specific spelling of obscene words 
(I told him about the punctuation-based spelling that many spammers 
use but he wants to move ahead on just these words) and so I crafted 
a custom rule in his /home/<userid>/.spamassassin/user_prefs file as 
such: (I've removed the offending word and replaced it with 'foo' so 
as not to run afoul of any of YOUR filters:

#---
header WATCH_LANG       Subject =~ /foo/i
describe WATCH_LANG     Watch your language!
score WATCH_LANG        10
#---

However, after some test emails, I saw that the rule was not being 
triggered even though the word 'foo' appeared in the subject.

I then added the above block to the 
/usr/local/etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf file, and now it works...

I use the vinstall to install spamassassin: my 
/usr/local/etc/procmailrc doesn't have any SA commands in it, and the 
command in the user's /home/<userid>/.procmailrc file is:


:0fw
|/usr/local/bin/spamc -U /var/run/spamd.sock -u <userid>

Any thoughts?  I even restarted spamd and still no dice.  Its working 
now but I have other clients that don't find these words as 
'objectionable' so I don't really want to keep this filter in the 
master file, but have it restricted just to this client that wants it.

Thanks for any assistance,
Matt
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