> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Kettler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:13 AM
> To: Dallas Engelken; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SAtalk] How to test whitelist_from_rcvd?
> 
> 
> Well, if you want to test a specific whitelist_from_rcvd, 
> you'll have to either
>          1) get an email that really matches and one that is forged
>                  -or-
>          2) save an email in mbox format and hand-edit the headers to 
> create 2 new emails, one that looks like a real mail and one that's a 
> forgery. Run those through spamassassin -t.
> 
> So if I was going to whitelist_from_rcvd you I'd have a rule:
> whitelist_from_rcvd [EMAIL PROTECTED] sonic.nmgi.com
> 
> I'd spamassassin --lint -D to make sure I had no typoes in 
> the rule (ie: 
> mis-spelling whitelist as whitlist)
> 
> If I was paranoid and wanted to test it (beyond the lint) I'd 
> then run the 
> email you just sent the list through, make sure it matches
> 
> spamassassin -t < dallasmail.mbx
> 
>   then I'd edit the "sonic.nmgi.com" in the received headers to be 
> something else, like "mx1.mail.yahoo.com" and run it again, 
> and make sure 
> that it's not whitelisted.
> 
> Received: from sonic.nmgi.com ([64.217.128.161] 
> helo=exchange.nmgi.com)
>          by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 
> 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 
> (Debian))
>          id 18OJoO-0007HU-00
> 
> changed to:
> Received: from mx1.mail.yahoo.com ([64.157.4.83] 
> helo=mx1.mail.yahoo.com)
>          by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 
> 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 
> (Debian))
>          id 18OJoO-0007HU-00
> 
> spamassassin -t < dallasforge.mbx
> 
> 
> At 09:39 AM 12/17/2002 -0600, Dallas Engelken wrote:
> >Can anyone give me a recommendation on how I can test a 
> >whitelist_from_rcvd rule?
> >Thx
> 
> 

Thanks Matt... that helps a bunch.
D


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