Re: very "low" scoring (ie large negative numbers) spam

[Andy Jezierski]

Dr Robert Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/13/2005 11:11:17 AM:

> I have several spam that scored very low on SA 3.0.4 w/ milter-spamc
> 0.25
>
> X-Spam-Status:    NO, hits=-145.70 required=5.00
> X-Spam-Status:    NO, hits=-153.70 required=5.00
> X-Spam-Status:    NO, hits=-146.00 required=5.00
> X-Spam-Status:    NO, hits=-153.80 required=5.00
> X-Spam-Status:    NO, hits=-153.90 required=5.00
>
>
> Since all the scores are similar, I am wondering if there is a common
> "cause" .? Are there any suggestions on how to investigate the source
> of the wildly "negative" score, or does it look familiar?
>
> Is there an option in spamd/milter-spamc to allow the "detailed"
> results of spam scoring to be returned (which test contributed which
> score to the total) for ALL email ( spam and non-spam)??

You're more than likely hitting a whitelist entry in your local.cf

Add a -A to your milter startup for a detailed report.

Andy