>> > I wonder if its possible to add points to mail coming from certain >> > hosts. I have exim+spamassassin running for some time now and my >> > second MX host is hosted at my ISP. Most spam that passes >> my filters >> > are routed via the second mx host. (grrr) I don't want to >> ignore the >> > second host completely, but would like to add points when mail is >> > routed via that host, is that possible? >> >> afaik spammers try to flood "backup" or "low-priority" mx >> cause they hope to meet less restrictive antispam-rules there. >> Perhaps it would be better to use the same restrictive rules there? >> (yes, it might be hard to do this (or impossible), that >> strongly depends on your isp.) >> >> i dont know if it is a good idea to "give extra" points since >> it would affect all "traffic" from that machine ... >> >> > thanks, Geert. >> >> hth >> MH > > Unfortunately I cannot control the second MX host at my ISP. Since > spamassassin will give negative points to valid messages my guess is > that it would do no much harm if I just add one or two points to that > router. > > cheers, Geert. >
