Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: > >> You do realize the AWL isn't a whitelist, right? > > Why is it hitting, then? If it has the power to influence the score > hamward (on a non-real and possibly forged email address), I'd prefer > it not to apply.
Well, first, back to the point. The AWL is an averager, not a whitelist. That said, sometimes it can affect scores hamward. But it's not a whitelist. It can also affect scores spamward. That said, personally, I'd say chuck the AWL. It's IMHO not production ready for a variety of other reasons. (ie: there's no expiry in the AWL.. period). I'd also double-check your trust path. If SA is getting confused about trust, it might be using the wrong IP in the AWL database. If you're under-trusting, it might always be using your MX server as the IP, which will likely always be the same for all messages. This would mean any and all [EMAIL PROTECTED] emails, from anywhere in the world, would always match the same AWL entry. Even forgeries. This could yield some rather poor AWL results.
