diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml b/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
index 471596ae97..c4f837d0d1 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   - { role: openvpn/client,
       when: env != "staging" }
   - apache
+  - spamassassin
 
   tasks:
   # this is how you include other task lists
diff --git a/roles/base/files/postfix/master.cf/master.cf.mailman b/roles/base/files/postfix/master.cf/master.cf.mailman
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e505fb55b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/base/files/postfix/master.cf/master.cf.mailman
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#
+# Postfix master process configuration file.  For details on the format
+# of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master").
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+# service type  private unpriv  chroot  wakeup  maxproc command + args
+#               (yes)   (yes)   (yes)   (never) (100)
+# ==========================================================================
+smtp      inet  n       -       n       -       -       smtpd -o content_filter=spamassassin
+#submission inet n       -       n       -       -       smtpd
+#  -o smtpd_enforce_tls=yes
+#  -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
+#  -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
+#628      inet  n       -       n       -       -       qmqpd
+pickup    fifo  n       -       n       60      1       pickup
+cleanup   unix  n       -       n       -       0       cleanup
+qmgr      fifo  n       -       n       300     1       qmgr
+#qmgr     fifo  n       -       n       300     1       oqmgr
+tlsmgr    unix  -       -       n       1000?   1       tlsmgr
+rewrite   unix  -       -       n       -       -       trivial-rewrite
+bounce    unix  -       -       n       -       0       bounce
+defer     unix  -       -       n       -       0       bounce
+trace     unix  -       -       n       -       0       bounce
+verify    unix  -       -       n       -       1       verify
+flush     unix  n       -       n       1000?   0       flush
+proxymap  unix  -       -       n       -       -       proxymap
+smtp      unix  -       -       n       -       -       smtp
+# When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops
+relay     unix  -       -       n       -       -       smtp
+	-o fallback_relay=
+#       -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5
+showq     unix  n       -       n       -       -       showq
+error     unix  -       -       n       -       -       error
+retry     unix  -       -       n       -       -       error
+discard   unix  -       -       n       -       -       discard
+local     unix  -       n       n       -       -       local
+virtual   unix  -       n       n       -       -       virtual
+lmtp      unix  -       -       n       -       -       lmtp
+anvil     unix  -       -       n       -       1       anvil
+scache	  unix	-	-	n	-	1	scache
+#
+# ====================================================================
+# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
+# pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants.
+#
+# Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery
+# agent.  See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient}
+# and other message envelope options.
+# ====================================================================
+#
+# maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details.
+# Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1
+#
+#maildrop  unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
+#
+# ====================================================================
+#
+# The Cyrus deliver program has changed incompatibly, multiple times.
+#
+#old-cyrus unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  flags=R user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user}
+#
+# ====================================================================
+#
+# Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux)
+# Also specify in main.cf: cyrus_destination_recipient_limit=1
+#
+#cyrus     unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user}
+#
+# ====================================================================
+#
+# See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details.
+#
+#uucp      unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient)
+#
+# ====================================================================
+#
+# Other external delivery methods.
+#
+#ifmail    unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient)
+#
+#bsmtp     unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $recipient
+#
+#scalemail-backend unix -       n       n       -       2       pipe
+#  flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store
+#  ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension}
+#
+#mailman   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
+#  flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py
+#  ${nexthop} ${user}
+
+spamassassin unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe user=spammy argv=/usr/bin/spamc -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix -oi -f ${sender} ${recipient}
diff --git a/roles/spamassassin/files/sysconfig b/roles/spamassassin/files/sysconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22a7158176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/spamassassin/files/sysconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Options to spamd
+SPAMDOPTIONS="-d -c -m5 -H -u spammy -g spammy"
diff --git a/roles/spamassassin/tasks/main.yml b/roles/spamassassin/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89f5014a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/spamassassin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+# tasklist for setting up a SpamAssassin server
+
+- name: install the package
+  yum: pkg=spamassassin state=present
+  tags:
+  - packages
+
+- name: create the specific group
+  group: name=spammy system=yes
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: create the specific user
+  user: name=spammy comment="spamassassin user" home=/home/spammy group=spammy createhome=yes system=yes
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: setup the sysconfig file
+  copy: src=sysconfig dest=/etc/sysconfig/spamassassin
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: set the service running/enabled
+  service: name=spamassassin enabled=true state=running