> -----Original Message----- > From: Spam Assassin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Spammers using SpamAssassin to tailor their > emails? > > > On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 09:51:07PM +0200, Brian Ipsen wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > Over the past several weeks, I've noticed an increasing amount of > > > spam that is getting through SpamAssassin with scores in > the 4.0-4.9 > > > range. This makes me wonder if perhaps some spammers have > started to > > > taylor their spams as follows: run the default version of > > > SpamAssassin, feed their messages through it, and keep > tweaking the > > > messages until SpamAssassin lets them through. > > > > > > Does anyone else think that this could be possible? It > seems to me > > > that this process could be easily automated, or at least > > > semi-automated. > > > > > > If indeed this is going on, what can we do about it? > > > > Try start using TMDA (http://www.tmda.net)- probably the > most efficient > > solution... > > > > Regards, > > > > /Brian > > Yes, I already run TMDA, and I agree with you. > > I'm just wondering if this technique that the spammers seem to be > using will spell the end of SpamAssassin's usefulness. That would > be a shame, but I can't think of any way around it. > > -- > Spam Assassin > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry to chime in late here, but CUSTOM RULES RULE! :) I'm still on 2.43 and I'm getting almost no spam delivered to end users. I expected to get hammered over the holiday weekend, but caught 99% of spam. I had 2 FPs that were obvious as to why. (Still tweaking catching this base64 junk/) Bayes is fabulas from what I here. But don't rely on it. Write some great rules and you can stop anything :) HTH Chris ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
