ktn wrote: >>> By default, the spamd daemon does not allow user defined rules. >>> Hostmonster needs to set "allow_user_rules" to 1 in the system >>> configuration file. I asked about this and that's something that >>> they will not do.
LuKreme wrote: > It's a good thing there are other hosting companies that are not > willfully retarded, isn't it? No, I'd consider that a rather sane decision. Back when my distribution had user accounts with shell access, I had custom rules disabled too. The reason is that some people don't understand how to write rules, putting mundane words, often without word-breaks, or enormous globs that just destroy the system's efficiency. Then they score these poorly-written rules with ten points and wonder why they're missing so much mail. And my users are mostly software engineers. Instead, I've encouraged my users to send me tips and whatnot, and if they want to create rules, they can do so by emailing me. The few times this has happened, I've had to reveal that similar but better-written rules already exist, or that the rules are too general, or that I could rewrite them for safety, efficiency, and to catch a wider range of spams. While it's not as clearly advantageous to do this with white/blacklisting, the same applies for that. I browse the offending mails, look for something to filter on, possibly (though unlikely) write a minor rule, then report it and teach the global bayes, then add it to AWL for the temporary 30 point swing.
