On 07.04.08 12:17, Karsten Bräckelmann wrote: > From: Karsten Bräckelmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:17:36 +0200 > Subject: Re: Low Scores on Bounce Backs > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > > On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 23:25 -0400, Jeff Koch wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. I thought the purpose of adding the > > > > 'whitelist_bounce_relays mailserver_name.com' > > > > in local.cf was so that SA could assign a higher score to bounces that > > never originated at your own mailserver. Thereby identifying return address > > forgery. > > Actually quite the opposite. :) Rather than increasing a score, it is > used to 'rescue' legitimate bounce messages. See the docs [1]. > > Basically, it serves two purposes: (a) Setting this option enables the > VBounce plugin, and (b) it prevents legit bounces from being marked > with the ANY_BOUNCE_MESSAGE and friends rules.
> Of course, we can't stop you from assigning a custom, absurdly high > score to ANY_BOUNCE_MESSAGE to abuse the existing score based filtering. assign a score about 1 doesn't abuse the filtering :) > However, the purpose of this plugin and the low default score is to not > weigh in into classifying spam, but to provide a nice handler (see my > previous post) to identify bounces and treat them specially. bounces that contain original spam as mime attachment could -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. BSE = Mad Cow Desease ... BSA = Mad Software Producents Desease
