diff --git a/roles/spamassassin/files/local.cf b/roles/spamassassin/files/local.cf
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+# These values can be overridden by editing ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs.cf 
+# (see spamassassin(1) for details)
+
+# These should be safe assumptions and allow for simple visual sifting
+# without risking lost emails.
+
+required_hits 5
+report_safe 0
+rewrite_header Subject [SPAM]
diff --git a/roles/spamassassin/handlers/main.yml b/roles/spamassassin/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: restart spamassassin
+  service:
+    name: spamassassin
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/spamassassin/tasks/main.yml b/roles/spamassassin/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: install packages
+  package:
+    name: spamassassin
+    state: installed
+ 
+- name: copy local config
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf
+    src: local.cf
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+  notify: restart spamassassin
+
+- name: enable service
+  service:
+    name: spamassassin
+    enabled: true
+    state: started