BACKGROUND: First, I do NOT use SA for IP or URI based lookups as I do those in my own custom programmed spam filter.
But I do desire to use SA for such things as Razor, SARE rules, ImageInfo, etc. Therefore, I have the following set up to prevent IP lookups: skip_rbl_checks 1 And other items are "commented out" to prevent such things as SURBL and URIBL lookups since I'm already doing those, too. Also, I also choose have bayes turned off. THAT IS THE BACKGROUND... HERE IS THE QUESTION: 1st question: Some of my incoming mesasges involve messages forwarded to my server via a rule from accounts that some of my clients have on other ISPs mail servers. For such incoming messages, I have been creating a temporary copy of the message where all headers that were ADDED by either the other ISP and/or my server are removed so that the message is brought back to the state that it was in when originally sent by the original sender (just prior to the ISP's mail server received it). This way, SA can work with that the potential spammer actually sent, without any received headers added. But is that really necessary? Or would I get the same results if, under my configuration described above, I just left the extra added headers in there? (I'm concerned that, even with skip_rbl_checks turned off, there might still be SPF checking or other things going on???? which then might get messed up if I don't present the message in its "original" form. PLEASE... let me know if that is the case. This will only be about the 10th time that I've asked what other "network checks" happen besides Razor/DCC when skip_rbl_checks is set to true.) 2nd question: Does SA have any problems working with a file that OTHER programs are currently accessing (in "read" mode)? Thanks! Rob McEwen PowerView Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED]
