>... >> I recently got an FP for an (opted in) gfi.com newsletter. >> >> X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=5.454 required=5 tests=[BLANK_LINES_70_80=1.236, >> DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE=0.479, DNS_FROM_RFC_POST=1.44, >> DNS_FROM_RFC_WHOIS=0.879, >> FROM_EXCESS_BASE64=1.052, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, HTML_TAG_EXIST_TBODY=0.126, >> MIME_BOUND_NEXTPART=0.241, SUBJECT_EXCESS_BASE64=0] >> >> So they managed to cross the line;-p >> >> Question: Isn't DNS_FROM_RFC_POST score too high? > >I think so. I've set the score to 0 in my local.cf. IMO, the postmaster list >from rfc-ignorant.org takes anti-spamming a little too far into false >positive territory. Sure, people should play by the rules, and it would be >nice if they did, but considering the *major* domains that are on there, I'd >rather my users be able to get mail and me keep my job than to be militant >about everyone sticking to RFCs. > I use a meta-rule and give them an extra fractional point for hitting both the abuse and postmaster lists (many sites hit one or the other, but only a few legitimate sites hit both) - "NO_COMPLAINTS".
Paul Shupak [EMAIL PROTECTED]