Thanks for that. I wondered why I was getting an increase in spam. Maybe change it from 20XX to 201X - Should be set for the next 10 years ;)
--- On Sun, 1/3/10, David Good <dav...@ntcb.com> wrote: > From: David Good <dav...@ntcb.com> > Subject: [qmailtoaster] spamassassin faulty scoring rule---FH_DATE_PAST_20XX > To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com > Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 12:12 AM > Happy New Year, > > There is a rule in spamassassin that has started running up > your spam > scores (erroneously) with the beginning of the new decade, > that has a > (alledged) fix in svn, and that hasn't been propagated out > for mass > consumption. > > I lurk on the centos list and this was discussed > 1/2/2010. This > affected my box, so I am re-listing it here, 'cuz it > appears to affect > all spamassassin users not using the latest ruleset. > > Gilbert says look for this in your email headers: > > <snip> > > X-Spam-Report: > > * 3.4 FH_DATE_PAST_20XX The > date is grossly in the future. > </snip> > > > Fabian says: > > <snip> > Yes and they haven't fixed it (yet) : > https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6269 > Change your score for that rule, or disable it, or change > it like > described in the bug entry > I like the fact that they said it was "fixed" in svn some > months ago, > but it's still in svn and not in the $current release > so ... :/ > Nothing than a sa-update will not fix when they decide to > update the > base rules > </snip> > > Kai says: > > <snip> > add > > score FH_DATE_PAST_20XX 0 > > to your /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf > And you should use Bayes. A well-trained Bayes would have > balanced that > down (assuming it was ham). > </snip> > > thanks to gilbert, fabian, and kai for the thread. > > > I am on a Centos 4.x box, and I seem to be having perl > issues with > running sa-update that I need to troubleshoot on > Monday...so you may or > may not be affected. Also, that link seems to imply > the fix has been > pushed out with ruleset 895075. Heads up > anyways. > > regards, > fuzzy > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group > (www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster > support and installations. > If you need professional help with > your setup, contact them today! > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for > the latest news, updates, and packages. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
