>-----Original Message----- >From: jdow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:33 PM >To: users@spamassassin.apache.org >Subject: Re: Tsunami warning hits the spam barrier > > >From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On Thursday 07 July 2005 21:15, Daryl C. W. O'Shea wrote: >> >Justin Mason wrote: >> >> however, it'd be nice to get a copy with full headers so we could >> >> think about whitelisting it ;) >> >> >> >> - --j. >> >> >> >>>The problem arises if the open source filter is installed straight >> >>> out of the box; the messages (usually written in upper case) are >> >>> not considered spam. >> > >> >According to the article, we should think about blacklisting the >> > message. ;) >> > >> And just exactly what would that accomplish? And no, I'm not asking >> that tongue in cheek. How many might be able to get clear if the >> message was delivered in a timely manner? > >In general nothing can be done about it. All upper case is pretty >good spam-sign. The source of the messages could reduce it to usual >sentence capitalization and solve the problem right out. I would >suggest that the SARE whitelist have the source of these warnings >included. But the rules used by any given site are up to the site >manager's whims and prerogative, as are the scores ultimately.
No problem. Just need a copy of the messege :) A few would help. I don't know how much they differ. Otherwise I would say they should just use lower case :) "Hey did you hear?! There is a tsunami on the way!!!' "One sec dude...I'm checking my email.....hey look, some girl named Cindy sent me pics in a zip file...." --Chris
