I could understand ignoring negative weights for filters and fromfiles to a point, but negative weights for other tests should be included. In the case of the messages I was seeing, they were spam, but because the SKIPIFWEIGHT saw 40 and didn't run, but nNOLEGITCONTENT subtracted 8 at the end, the final weight was 32, resulting in being held instead of deleted. Had the SKIPIFWEIGHT saw 32, 2 filters would have caught the messages and would have ended up being weighted 52 and then deleted.
John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] FYI on SKIPIFWEIGHT > > > >Those using SKIPIFWEIGHT in filters take note: > > > >I have found that nNOLEGITCONTENT and nIPNOTINMX are scored AFTER all > >filters. > ... > >Scott, can the NOGEGITCONTENT and IPNOTINMX scoring occur earlier before the > >filters, as expected? > > No. It isn't expected. :) > > Specifically, when the SKIPIFWEIGHT option was first added, it checked the > results of all the tests. That seemed to work fine -- if a test had been > run, the weight would be counted; if it hadn't been run, the weight would > not be counted. That's the best you can do, if there is a chance that > tests haven't been run yet. > > But, if you have a test with a huge negative weight, it cause SKIPIFWEIGHT > to calculate the results incorrectly if the test hadn't been run yet. > > So, by design, SKIPIFWEIGHT will ignore negative weights. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers > since 2000. > Declude Virus: Ultra reliable virus detection and the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > > ---- > This outgoing message is guaranteed to be authentic by Message Level users. > Guarantee the authenticity of your email @ http://www.messagelevel.com. > --- > [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. --- [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.
