On Sat, 2003-10-04 at 15:30, Erez Zadok wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Todd writes: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Erez Zadok wrote: > > > I'd like to setup a filter rule that says: if the subject line > > > matches a certain string, discard this email and never tell me about > > > it. However, I don't this kind of rule to affect the way other > > > moderation or filter rules work. That is, if I configure mailman to > > > hold all messages from unknown senders, then those not matching the > > > spam filter rule I just described, should be left in the hold queue. > > > > Sounds like you're describing the bounce_matching_headers option, from > > Privacy Options -> Spam Filters, except that you want the default > > action to be discard instead of hold. I don't believe this is > > possible at the moment, but it seems like it would be a simple thing > > to add. You could either add another option to the Spam Filters page, > > perhaps discard_matching_headers, or just an option that toggled > > whether posts matching bounce_matching_headers were held or discarded. > > > > That would be handy to have a on a list by list basis, but there is a > > site-wide configuration option, KNOWN_SPAMMERS, that you can set in > > mm_cfg.py which looks to do exactly what you want. You might want to > > give that a try. One of the comments in the SpamDetect.py file where > > this spam filtering is done says "This needs to be made more > > configurable and robust." So it's on the list of things that will > > happen when someone makes time to code it in. > > > > - -- > > Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xD654075A | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp > > Todd, > > Yes! That's exactly it. Right now all I can do is "hold" mails that match > certain headers. I like that option for certain cases, but I'd like another > (independent) option to completely discard mails that match certain headers. > And while we're at it, why only hold or discard? Why not offer the same > sets of options available in other places: hold, discard, forward to > someone, etc. > > I don't understand something in your mail, however. You say "you could > either add..." and such, implying that _I_ could do it myself? Do you mean > that there is a facility for this already in mailman? Or did you mean that > I could always hack the source and add the feature I wanted? If you meant > the latter, then I'd prefer if someone more experienced in Python and > Mailman's code do it (what'll take me many hours, Barry can probably do in > his sleep, with _both_ hands tied behind his back. :-) > > Erez. > If you are simply looking at the subject line, then Procmail will do this very easily. man procmailex
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