Re: [SAtalk] 2.20 -> 2.31 update install problem

2002-07-24 Thread Michael C. Berch
That did the trick! Thanks. Perhaps this should be noted in the README? --Michael On Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 03:06 PM, Steve Thomas wrote: > From the command line (as root), type: > > -- > # perl -MCPAN -e shell > > cpan> install Time::HiRes >

[SAtalk] 2.20 -> 2.31 update install problem

2002-07-24 Thread Michael C. Berch
perl 5.6). The only mention of Time::HiRes in the packages is in the Changes doc: > 2002-06-17 18:23 hughescr > > * lib/Mail/SpamAssassin.pm: Optional Time::HiRes So... if it's optional, how do I opt-out? And if it's not really, what do I need to do? Thanks, -

[SAtalk] Re: False Positive (non mailing list)

2002-07-14 Thread Michael C. Berch
prefs file. Not perfect, since any spam with @aa.com as a forged origin will slip through, but probably a low probability, plus you really don't want to lose your e-tickets!! -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sunday, July 14, 2002, at 11:47 AM, Suzanne Britton wrote: > In th

Re: [SAtalk] testing five-card charlie

2002-06-01 Thread Michael C. Berch
On Thursday, May 30, 2002, at 02:19 PM, Daniel Quinlan wrote: > Michael C. Berch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I came up with the name "Five-Card Charlie", which is a reference to >> the >> game of Blackjack, where under some rules the player wins if he h

Re: [SAtalk] Strange Headers...

2002-05-31 Thread Michael C. Berch
this, and about RATWARE in general, around that time -- check the archives. But I consider StormPost pretty much a 100% spam mailer. -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 03:37 PM, Brian May wrote: > Has anyone seen this header before? Google had no matches. >

Re: [SAtalk] X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 is spam mailer?

2002-05-31 Thread Michael C. Berch
uct, but from brief analysis, all the users who sent mail using it were from AOL, netscape.net, or altavista.com, and I suspect it might be the back end of a webmail package. -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Don'

Re: [SAtalk] large numbers of tiny scores = SPAM!

2002-05-30 Thread Michael C. Berch
a number of hits) starts getting horrendous very quickly. This is probably a case where a human-optimized score is more practical. Five-card Charlie is probably too simplistic to be the permanent solution to this, but it might help in the short term. -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [SAtalk] large numbers of tiny scores = SPAM!

2002-05-29 Thread Michael C. Berch
non-spam were very small, so that would tip it over into the SPAM=yes category So if anyone has coded this up, I'd be happy to test it. Otherwise I'll play around with the idea a bit. -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Klez virus (and Snowhite), yet again

2002-05-17 Thread Michael C. Berch
The other one I just get over and over and finally wrote a rule for is something with "Snowhite" and the 7 dwarves, and an attachment that is usually an .exe file. I'm just scoring anything with /snowhite/i and an attachment

Re: [SAtalk] BUG: messages which score exactly on the threshold not marked as spam

2002-05-17 Thread Michael C. Berch
till affecting the current version. There were a number of messages about this in the last couple of weeks. It's a rounding issue in the X-Spam-Status line. Basically, the score is something like 4.99 or similar, and it's rounded to 5.0 to fit the display format.

Re: [SAtalk] Weird false negative...

2002-05-15 Thread Michael C. Berch
nd FORGED_RCVD_FOUND since both have generated a number of false positives. I'll file that with Bugzilla.) -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is loo

Re: [SAtalk] [Fwd: I have some exclusive information for you.]

2002-05-03 Thread Michael C. Berch
many have raised or lowered it. I think this would help keep the spam-phrases, porn_NN, etc., rules fresh. I'm not volunteering (yet) but I have some ideas about how this might work. -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

[SAtalk] RATWARE rule and manual vs. GA scores

2002-05-01 Thread Michael C. Berch
t it looks like a good rule to me, if only the patterns were tighter and the score rational. -- Michael C. Berch [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the