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Kevin A. McGrail updated COMDEV-263:
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Description:
Extend the RBL tests to include checks for headers such as Reply-To and to
include a flexible design for headers that do not exist yet.
Apache SpamAssassin is a mail filter to identify spam. It is an intelligent
email filter which uses a diverse range of tests to identify unsolicited bulk
email, more commonly known as Spam. These tests are applied to email headers
and content to classify email using advanced statistical methods.
In addition, SpamAssassin has a modular architecture that allows other
technologies to be quickly wielded against spam and is designed for easy
integration into virtually any email system.
It is primarily written in Perl with a few bits in C and shell scripts for
system integration.
The compendium at
https://raptor.pccc.com/raptor.cgim?template=email_spam_compendium is helpful
to understand some of the concepts with SpamAssassin
It will be helpful for a student in this project to understand SMTP but a
willingness to learn and setup your own mail server on a Linux Distribution
with SpamAssassin for a personal test domain will be very desired with
assistance provided to get the basic framework for a sandbox for learning.
As email becomes more commodotized by major providers, knowledge of email
systems and their security is dwindling. This opportunity can provide
real-world experience with an email security product that is employed by
countless commercial systems in the world.
was:Extend the RBL tests to include checks for headers such as Reply-To and
to include a flexible design for headers that do not exist yet.
> GSOC 2018 SpamAssassin reply-to and additional header framework for RBLs
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>
> Key: COMDEV-263
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-263
> Project: Community Development
> Issue Type: Project
> Components: GSoC/Mentoring ideas
> Reporter: Kevin A. McGrail
> Priority: Major
>
> Extend the RBL tests to include checks for headers such as Reply-To and to
> include a flexible design for headers that do not exist yet.
>
> Apache SpamAssassin is a mail filter to identify spam. It is an intelligent
> email filter which uses a diverse range of tests to identify unsolicited bulk
> email, more commonly known as Spam. These tests are applied to email headers
> and content to classify email using advanced statistical methods.
> In addition, SpamAssassin has a modular architecture that allows other
> technologies to be quickly wielded against spam and is designed for easy
> integration into virtually any email system.
> It is primarily written in Perl with a few bits in C and shell scripts for
> system integration.
> The compendium at
> https://raptor.pccc.com/raptor.cgim?template=email_spam_compendium is helpful
> to understand some of the concepts with SpamAssassin
> It will be helpful for a student in this project to understand SMTP but a
> willingness to learn and setup your own mail server on a Linux Distribution
> with SpamAssassin for a personal test domain will be very desired with
> assistance provided to get the basic framework for a sandbox for learning.
> As email becomes more commodotized by major providers, knowledge of email
> systems and their security is dwindling. This opportunity can provide
> real-world experience with an email security product that is employed by
> countless commercial systems in the world.
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