RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Test suggestion

[John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)]

Yes, it has been talked about. Hopefully, it can go further than talk.   John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Bramble Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Test suggestion   I requested the same thing about a month ago.  It would be a solid test with a high degree of certainty as long as you defeated the test for any E-mail containing non-inline attachments (as per the issue you pointed out). Here's a link back to that discussion in the archive:     http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg10746.html I think the idea is to strip out all tags (fake and real), headers and boundaries from the unencoded message body and then do a character count, and only do so when there isn't an attachment (non-inline).  The test would look something like this the way I have it imagined:     BODYCHARS    bodychars    100    x    2    0     BODYCHARS    bodychars      50    x    3    0     BODYCHARS    bodychars      25    x    3    0 In this case, the scoring would be progressive with the first number being a less than or equal to value, and an E-mail with only 25 regular characters would fail all three (user defined) tests in the example. P.S. For those that have asked, I will be posting an updated version of the GIBBERISH filter tonight. Matt Sheldon Koehler wrote: 1:  REMOVE all HTML 2:  Test & see if anything is left behind..   That will take care of 100% of JPG only emails..       As a photographer (part time for over 30 years...), I often send emails that have a subject and an attached JPG or PSD file(s). I know I am not alone in this method of sending image files!   But a weighted test would be very nice to add.   Sheldon     Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner        http://www.tenforward.com Ten Forward Communications           360-457-9023 Nationwide access, neighborhood support!   "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain     --- [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.