On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Mike Burger wrote: > Well, since most people I know aren't stupid enough to type their email in > all caps, I don't have to worry about those getting flagged as spam. > > If you've got people who email you in that manner, you might want to > remind them that doing so is akin to yelling, as well as just plain ugly. > > On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Jon Gabrielson wrote: > > > I would personally consider the following email spam, but > > more to the point, I get very little ALLCAP spams, and the > > rules LINES_OF_YELLING and UPPERCASE_25_50 are > > more often flagged on legitimate mail. I was wondering if > > other people are finding that these rules are actually > > effective in flagging more spam than false positives.
I can recall getting messages from 3 of my former bosses that were all caps. The one I mentioned it to said it was quicker for him so he didn't have to try and remember capitalization rules. :) I can also recall numerous help desk emails that were all caps. In some cases, I believe the users really would have been yelling if the conversation had happened on the phone. I'm not against having the rule. I think the score should be kept low though. I've sent all caps subject lines numerous times. Acronyms are a wonderful thing. I'd hate to have been scored high because of that. Justin ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Access Your PC Securely with GoToMyPC. Try Free Now https://www.gotomypc.com/s/OSND/DD _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk