Not necessarily. AWL both increases and decreases scores, based on previous emails: http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/AutoWhitelist
On 03/06, JP Kelly wrote: > I just found an incoming message which is ham but marked as spam. > It received a score of 14 because it is in the auto white-list. > Shouldn't it receive a negative score? > > Content analysis details: (7.1 points, 5.0 required) > > pts rule name description > ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- > -4.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, > medium > trust > [72.21.212.35 listed in list.dnswl.org] > -2.6 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% > [score: 0.0000] > 14 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list > -- "Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad." - Euripides (c.480 - 406 BC). http://www.ChaosReigns.com