Thank you so much, Kami! I can definitely understand your concise explanation and it sounds like a great way to handle what I am trying to do or at least add another trick in the bag. I'll have to see how I can incorporate this into my current setup.
Thanks, Again! Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kami Razvan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 4:32 PM Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] SPAMDOMAINS works as ENDSWITH or CONTAINS? > "I don't even know how to mentally parse the below code that you've listed." > > REVDNS END ENDSWITH .hotmail.com > MAILFROM 3 ENDSWITH @hotmail.com > HELO 5 ENDSWITH .hotmail.com > > Hi Dan: > > This is what the above means. > > REVDNS END ENDSWITH .hotmail.com > > -- if reverse dns ends with Hotmail.com end the filter and do not process > the rest of the filter. This way it won't even trigger the test as being > run. What that means is the reverse DNS is hotmail.com > > MAILFROM 3 ENDSWITH @hotmail.com > > -- naturally if line 2 is executed it means that reverse DNS is NOT > hotmail.com and if the mailfrom endswith hotmail.com then add 3 to the > weight. As stated this is one of the many filters we have on Good ISP > filters. This filter penalizes an email if the sender's email is hotmail > but the reverse dns and helo are not. > > Similarly on line 3- > > HELO 5 ENDSWITH .hotmail.com > > Add 5 points if HELO ends with hotmail.com > > So if someone's email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and the reverse dns is not > hotmail.com the email gets 3 and if HELO is hotmail.com then it gets 8 > points. > > Hope that explains it.. > > Kami > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sign up for virus-free and spam-free e-mail with Nexus Technology Group > http://www.nexustechgroup.com/mailscan > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for virus-free and spam-free e-mail with Nexus Technology Group http://www.nexustechgroup.com/mailscan --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.