Thank you for your reply Matt. I did not realise that items listed on the white list or the black list would still be subject to the operation/analysis of the SpamAssassin Rules.
You have asked why I have set the required score the 100. Lengthy explanation (sorry). I have done this to prevent SpamAssassin from inserting SpamWarnings into the header/body of the relevant email. In responding to spam I rely on the SpamAssassin Score in conjunction with other "email message indicators"), and incorporate these variables into a domain level filter (cPanel). Mail is then bounced (by the filter) without any warning in the bounced email itself, that it has been bounced because it has been identified as spam. In fact, the bounced email will have a message inserted to the effect that there is no such user/receipient. In this way, if there is a sender who receives the bounced email, hopefully they take me off their mailing list, instead of looking for a way to 'outsmart' the SpamRules. Q:How can I list items/users on a "white list" or a "black list" without the lists (and items) being the subject of further analysis by the SpamAssassin Rules (and therefore obtaining the same score for each item on the relevant list, irrespective of the operation of the SpamAssassin Rules, that is -100=white list items & +100 = black list items)? Matt Kettler-3 wrote: > > dsh979 wrote: >> Hello John >> >> Thanks for your reply. I am adding users to the white list and the black >> list (in the SpamAssassin user preferences file) as follows: >> >> blacklist_from *...@blacklist1.com >> blacklist_from *...@blacklist2.com >> blacklist_from *...@blacklist3.com >> required_score 100 >> whitelist_from *...@whitelist1.com >> whitelist_from *...@whitelist2.com >> whitelist_from *...@whitelist3.com >> >> > > Why do you have the required_score 100 in there? > > That could prevent your blacklists from working 100% of the time. > > The blacklist works by adding +100 to the message score, but if the > other rules it matches come out negative, the blacklist won't be > effective because the total score will be under 100. > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Spam-Assassin-White-List-tp22589650p22674314.html Sent from the SpamAssassin - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
