Sure, TF will allow blanks in a filter pattern. Of course, that won't match
if "Hi" is the only thing on the line.
Randy.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:07 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Filteri.dat filtering on headers
>
>
> Thankyou all. it is obvious why I had problems, but of course when dealing
> with spam, I try everything, usually the hard way first. Can TF
> filter on a
> subject header with a few blanks before and after the word hi?
> for example " hi "
> -Kerry
>
>
> At 01:25 PM 1/29/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >Right. I think such a filter would be safer in Trash Finder (which would
> >only look in the Subject: line), but even there, it wouldn't be
> a good idea.
> >
> >For instance, "Subject: This is a test" would be trapped, because "this"
> >includes "hi".
> >
> > Randy.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ted
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:39 AM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: Re: Filteri.dat filtering on headers
> >>
> >>
> >> I think filteri.dat checks the entire header, not just the
> >> subject line. so you
> >> might need to open the trapped msg file in an editor or view the
> >> source of the
> >> message to see the entire header. and any time the the letter h
> >> is immediately
> >> followed by the letter i in that header your message would be
> >> trapped. that
> >> probably would happen somewhat frequently, I'd think.
> >>
> >> Kerry Barlow wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hello all: I made a mistake recently and do not understand why
> >> it caused me
> >> > problems. I had a customer getting many spam letters with the
> >> only subject
> >> > line being Hi (the abbreviation for hello, no quotes around
> >> it) I put the
> >> > word Hi into the filteri.dat file, and repopped services.
> >> > Now for some reason the plugin is trashing hundreds of good
> >> letters. I check
> >> > the SCSM filters spam log file and
> >> > It will say, message trashed because HI found in header
> file. I read the
> >> > entire message from the trash bin, and I do not see the word
> Hi or any
> >> > combination of such a thing in the header. What is going on here?
> >> > First of all. isnt the header file and the subject file the
> >> same thing? Is
> >> > there a differance?
> >> > Secondly: If I cannot visibly see the string Hi in any portion of the
> >> > letter, what is SCSM filter seeing that I cannot?
> >> > Thanks to everyone for their assistance.
> >> > Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
> >> > Brig. Gen. Johnston Pettigrew
> >> >
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> >> > Kerry Barlow
> >> > p.o. box 21
> >> > kirkwood ny
> >> > 13795
> >> > 607-775-1575
> >> >
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