https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6156

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--- Comment #64 from Michael Peddemors <[email protected]> 2009-09-28 
10:35:57 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #63)
> I believe we made a mistake here with deep parsing instead of lastexternal.
> 
> While masschecks have shown us that it catches maybe an additional 20% with
> deep parsing, it does introduce some very rare FP's.   Deep parsing catches IP
> addresses that posted to a Yahoo webmail interface or mail sent via a
> legitimate MTA.  They are are FP's for reasons like sending mail from a mobile
> phone or mobile broadband from an IP address that was previously used by a
> spammer.  There is nothing these users can do about it.
> 
> While RCVD_IN_PSBL with deep parsing alone is not likely to flag the mail as
> spam, that IP address could easily FP on a different DNSBL and push it over.
> 
> I believe we should do the following.
> 
> 1) RCVD_IN_PSBL becomes lastexternal.  It deserves a higher score because it
> eliminates the above type of FP.
> 
> 2) Add a separate subrule that hits with PSBL deep parsing && !RCVD_IN_PSBL. 
> This can add a smaller score, safer to the very rare FP's.  Can deep parsing
> and lastexternal be done simultaneously without two queries?
> 
> 3) Release 3.3.0 with #1 by default.  We could add #2 too, or wait until
> sa-update later.  It will be difficult to score part #2 with the GA given how
> rare the FP's are.  I am not aware of any in my own 8 users' corpus at the
> moment.

Agreed, deep parsing should NOT affect the Spam Scores, as deep parsing will
reach the end IP Address, which normally should/could be on PSBL or other
lists.  It should ONLY be last external, who in reality is the responsible
party for controlling outbound leakage.

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