Well, first of all, it is not spam at all. Its a customer sending us some material - that's the problem....
- Peter > On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 10:46, Jean-Paul van de Plasse wrote: >> >> > >> > Hmm Then it might be wise to change the header to match your site. >> Maybe have Qmail Scanner report "X-Spam-Status-mysite: No" >> > >> maybe I see this a bit silly, but that does not sound like a very good >> solution. >> I mean the "lowlife" can also fake this, so what good is it. > > It's simply security by obscurity. The spammer wants to bypass your > filter, so he throws in common headers saying his mail isn't Spam. Odds > are pretty good that a batch mailer isn't going to modify each email > before it's sent out. Hell, if I made money on bulk email, I would > purchase every spam blocker system, and see how to get around it. > Merely falsifying headers just might do the trick. > > If you change the X-Spam-Status header on your site, you'll probably be > fine, and hidden from that 'lowlife'. This is, of course, assuming that > enough Spam is already getting past your filters because they've faked a > header, requiring you to change your header. Said 'lowlife' could then > adjust, but how likely is it that he's > %1 of your spam? And how > likely is it that once that header becomes site specific, 'lowlife' > would be able to adjust to ALL variances? > > Just one guy getting past is a minor nuisance, but if it's a trend, then > it may become an issue. > > That's how I see it being of use. Then again, X-Spam-Status should be > at the top of the header list, because it hit your server last. I > wonder if some client filters aren't stopping at the first positive hit? > > I think I'm going nowhere fast. > > > Rick > > > > > -- > -- > Rick Romero > IT Manager > Valeo, Inc. ph: 262.695.4841 > Sussex, WI. fax: 262.695.4850 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm > Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en > _______________________________________________ > Qmail-scanner-general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en _______________________________________________ Qmail-scanner-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general
