Re: Spam assassin and mailman
On 2009-12-18 09:18, Nick Rout wrote: > So why doesn't mailman simply reject it as from a non-subscriber > instead of bothering me that it is possible spam? I don't care if it > is spam or not, if its from a non-subscriber, it should just be > bounced or dumped without bothering me. You can change the order of the message pipeline stages (even on a per list basis) if you like. It defaults this way because each stage of the pipeline is independent, and when SpamDetect runs it doesn't know how you have set generic_nonmember_action. If you do have it set to 'Discard' then you could try moving SpamDetect after Moderate stage. -- Jim Tittsler http://www.OnNZ.net/ GPG: 0x01159DB6 Python Starship http://Starship.Python.net/crew/jwt/ Mailman IRC irc://irc.freenode.net/#mailman
Re: Spam assassin and mailman
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Tom Smith wrote: > In the process of learning, I am going to ask the ignorant question. If > mail is rejected from non-subscribers, how will subscription requests be > handled by mailman? Messages that are intended to go to "everyone on the list" are send to "listn...@..."; Messages that are for sign-up go to "listname-subscr...@...". Many people on a list who want to get off just post "UNSUBSCRIBE" to the general list; mailman will optionally try to find these mistakes and autofix them ... (i.e. don't send them on to the list subscribers, and unsub the user as per their intended request). -jim
Re: Spam assassin and mailman
On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 09:40 +1300, steve wrote: > On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 09:18 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > I run a couple of mailing lists on mailman, in fact someone else owns > > the iron and adminsters the machine, I am just the admin/moderator of > > the mailing lists. The lists can only be posted to by subscribers. > > > > Too often I get a message that spamassassin has identified possible > > spam. I look at the supposed spam message and it isn't from a > > subscriber address. > > > > So why doesn't mailman simply reject it as from a non-subscriber > > instead of bothering me that it is possible spam? I don't care if it > > is spam or not, if its from a non-subscriber, it should just be > > bounced or dumped without bothering me. > > > > Puzzled of ChCh. > Not being an expert on mailman, could it be the difference between the > sender ( as identified by the mail from: smtp handshaking ) and the > perceived sender ( the from: header in the mail body )?? > > Cheers, > > Steve In the process of learning, I am going to ask the ignorant question. If mail is rejected from non-subscribers, how will subscription requests be handled by mailman? Take Care Tom
Re: Spam assassin and mailman
On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 09:18 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > I run a couple of mailing lists on mailman, in fact someone else owns > the iron and adminsters the machine, I am just the admin/moderator of > the mailing lists. The lists can only be posted to by subscribers. > > Too often I get a message that spamassassin has identified possible > spam. I look at the supposed spam message and it isn't from a > subscriber address. > > So why doesn't mailman simply reject it as from a non-subscriber > instead of bothering me that it is possible spam? I don't care if it > is spam or not, if its from a non-subscriber, it should just be > bounced or dumped without bothering me. > > Puzzled of ChCh. Not being an expert on mailman, could it be the difference between the sender ( as identified by the mail from: smtp handshaking ) and the perceived sender ( the from: header in the mail body )?? Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz GPG Fingerprint = B337 828D 03E1 4F11 CB90 853C C8AB AF04 EF68 52E0 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Spam assassin and mailman
I run a couple of mailing lists on mailman, in fact someone else owns the iron and adminsters the machine, I am just the admin/moderator of the mailing lists. The lists can only be posted to by subscribers. Too often I get a message that spamassassin has identified possible spam. I look at the supposed spam message and it isn't from a subscriber address. So why doesn't mailman simply reject it as from a non-subscriber instead of bothering me that it is possible spam? I don't care if it is spam or not, if its from a non-subscriber, it should just be bounced or dumped without bothering me. Puzzled of ChCh.
