Karsten Bräckelmann <guent...@rudersport.de> wrote: > On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 08:32 -0800, Marc Perkel wrote: >> Spamassassin works by adding up points. Rule A is 2 points, Rule B is 2 >> points therefore the score is 4 points. But is this the best way to >> score? I don't think so. > [...] >> Anyhow - just throwing this out there for people to chew on and think about. > > Oh, and another problem with this: > > About 98-99% of my spam in-stream scores as high, that any such proposal > results in a useless increase of the score. > > The problem lies with the LOW scoring spam. Alas, these do not tend to > trigger on a solid subset or meta as you proposed. In particular, RBL > hits are quite rare, even more so for multiple hits. The few rules hit > by low scorers are quite diverse, which complicates this.
May be spamassassin should create set of tests intended for use before replying "RCPT TO:" in SMTP session? [ test based on: sending IP address, envelope sender, envelope recipient, and name in helo/ehlo ] Possible "recommended actions": accept, temporary reject, permanent reject - with choice based on "spam score" *AND* mail source reputation. Temporary reject in SMTP session should increase chances of DNSBL hits by reducing "blind spot" period of newly created spam sources. -- [pl>en: Andrew] Andrzej Adam Filip : a...@onet.eu The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship. -- Robert Heinlein
