"Colin A. Bartlett" wrote: > > Hackworth, Keith A Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:19 AM > > > /usr/local/bin/spamassassin --add-addr-to-whitelist=$email Done > > I never understood what the point of that option is. How does adding > an address to the AWL help me if I've never received any email from > that sender? Can someone clue me in?
Essentially, an alternate way of whitelisting said address before receiving any mail from it. I don't have any stats on whether AWL is more process/memory-efficient than whitelist_from, but I would guess that it's slightly faster and less memory-intense. It also (IIRC) forces the stored AWL score for that address to -100 - I vaguely recall doing that in desperation trying to get an irregular mailing list to make it through SA. I'd rather have such an option available should I suddenly need it, than to not have it available and have to waste an hour or two figuring out how to do the same operation myself. -kgd -- "Sendmail administration is not black magic. There are legitimate technical reasons why it requires the sacrificing of a live chicken." - Unknown
