Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Filter for blank subject lines

[S.J.Stanaitis]

I've actually found that ramming their head into the cubicle wall works better than a filing cabinet.  They're rather resilient and don't take too much damage, nor are they so hard that they'll actually knock out the luser and make them forget why you were assaulting them. I've got the same situation at my office with the blank subject lines internally, I don't bother telling people what to do, I just find a way to enforce it through software.  If/when you get this figured out I am very interested in seeing how it was pulled off.  In the mean time I'll tinker around on my server and see if I can get it to work. Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not about blocking spam, it's about forcing employees to be sensible when it comes to electronic messages. I myself get between 20 - 30 emails a day from 1 employee that carry blank subjects. Dare I say 700 a month from one person? Memos, personal requests, outside of ramming their head into a file cabinet, I have tried it all. Then you have remote users who I don't have the pleasure of beating on daily. You want to talk about a very large problem... I'd love to have 1% or 2% of my messages with no subject line. As it stands right now, this very second, 20% of my corporate inbox is filled with messages that have blank subject lines. That's a very large problem. You want to come here a sift through 100 random e-mails trying to find something? I am fully aware of problem with bouncing mail and forged headers. But using the test or filter intra-domain will have no adverse effects on yours, or anyone's server... only mine. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:35 PM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Filter for blank subject lines Since a sizeable amount of blank subjects are spam and come from forged addresses, please don't bounce such messages. It's called backscatter, and it is a very large problem, typically amounting to 1% to 2% of my total mail volume. This is also common enough that you would also upset many customers. If you tweak your setup properly, you can tag blank subjects with a little weight and still not have issues with blocking legitimate E-mail while improving spam detection. Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any previous talk on filtering for blank subject lines is 2 years old, so I'd like to present the question again, and/or make a new feature request. Within our corp, we have several employees who enjoy send their mails with no subject what-so-ever. Wrist slaps have done nothing to correct this problem. I'd like very much to bounce mails lacking subjects, informing the sender that to complete the delivery, they must resend with a completed subject line. I've tried using both SUBJECTCHARS and CONTSPACES, but they don't seem to work as I'd like. Is there a specific test or filter I can use to detect blank subject lines? TIA --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [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. -- ===================================================== MailPure custom filters for Declude JunkMail Pro. http://www.mailpure.com/software/ ===================================================== --- [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 scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [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. -- S.J.Stanaitis Network Administrator, Decorative Product Source http://www.dpsource.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (877)-650-8054 x160