https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=4900

--- Comment #18 from Matt Kettler <[email protected]> 2010-04-18 22:21:05 
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> I don't understand how it can be a good idea to keep variable data in a config
> file. 

Wait... This whole bug is about making AWL over-rides persistent. So is this
data variable, or persistent? Pick one.

If you want the AWL mods to be short-lived, the existing mechanism works.

If they need to be persistent, then a config-file mod (user_prefs, etc)
shouldn't be a problem.

To be honest, this particular concept actually makes me oppose making any AWL
extension that has a persistent effect. If it's really persistent, it belongs
in the configuration file, where they can be easily seen, no?

Long-lasting score hacks muddy the waters of what the AWL is doing, and make it
difficult to see that "oh yeah, I did an over-ride for that" unless you go
dumping though the AWL database. We may end up getting lots of "why is my AWL
being crazy" complaints if it gets rolled into the AWL. 

I'd consider the mod if it got reported as a separate rule (AWL_OVERRIDE or
some such), but I'm really leaning towards opposing it because the nature of
the AWL is intended to be transitory, and the config files are intended to be
persistent. Use each for their intended purposes.

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