>...
>> 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]

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