Let's keep in mind, that Spamcop is percentage based.  So - a few bad apples
will not spoil the huge volume of "good" mail that AOL will see.  There is a
chance that the system is self-correcting.

True AOL mail is not likely to fail other tests - as long as Spamcop is
combined with other tests in a weighting scheme, I would be surprised if
anyone would actually hold or delete legit mail!?

Best Regards
Andy Schmidt

Phone:  +1 201 934-3414 x20 (Business)
Fax:    +1 201 934-9206 



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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sanford Whiteman
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 07:56 PM
To: Matt
Subject: Re[2]: [Declude.JunkMail] Question about Some Spam Tests


> SpamCop  is  a  very  important test because it tags over 50% of the 
> typical  mail  volume,  however I'm not looking to support a crusade 
> against AOL by blocking their E-mail.

I understand your position, but then whitelist AOL. It's not SpamCop's
obligation to decide that IPs that generate real and reproducible spam flow
are  somehow  immune  from listing, is it? Sure, if they were to provide
more  valuable  TXT records, they would be of better use, but then  again,
we've  always known that they don't. Their weight should already have taken
this into account.

Note  that  until  Declude  builds in meta-tests (a.k.a. combo tests),
SpamAssassin can be used for this purpose.

--Sandy


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Broadleaf Systems, a division of
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SpamAssassin plugs into Declude!
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