>From: Ian Zimmerman <i...@buug.org> >Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2015 11:02 AM >To: users@spamassassin.apache.org >Subject: Return Path (TM) whitelists
>I just got in my inbox what I consider spam from the Belgian domain >selling Japanese copiers & printers (you probably know which one). What >made it pass through SA were RCVD_IN_RP_CERTIFIED and RCVD_IN_RP_SAFE. >Together they account for a whopping -5 points - a poison antidote pill! >Isn't that a bit excessive? In fact, since Return Path explicitly >advertises itself as a service for marketers, and I _never_ knowingly >subscribe to a marketing list, these scores should be (smallish) >positive as far as I'm concerned. Did the email have a valid unsubscribe link/process? I shortcircuit as ham for these two rule hits and never have had a report of spam that couldn't be reliably/safely unsubscribed from. (I filter about 90,000 mailboxes.) Post the email via pastebin.com if you want further help. >Also, I'm unsure what membership in SAFE means, the Return Path website >doesn't mention it prominently, as it does their certification program.
