On 7/8/2010 10:52 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > 2010-07-08 09:05:01 1OWqmi-0005N3-JU /*SA: Action: flagged as Spam but > accepted: score=4.0 required=4.0 */(scanned in 0/0 secs | Message-Id: > 20100708130436.52c7d1cb1...@mail.microton.com.br). From > <care...@habitat.com> (host=NULL [189.26.124.122]) for a...@plexicomm.net > > The above is a line from my Exim log file. Does anyone know under > what conditions a message can be "flagged as spam but accepted"?
That message did not come from SpamAssassin, but from some program that integrates SA with Exim. Most spam filtering systems have two thresholds. Spam that crosses the first threshold (generally 5 points with SA), is accepted, but marked as spam in the subject line and/or the headers. These messages are generally sorted into a Spam folder for the user to reference if they are missing some expected mail. The second threshold is higher (usually 10-15 points) and causes the message to be rejected completely. Note that SA only scores and marks up the message. It is up to your MTA or whatever "glue" program you are using to handle rejecting the message or delivering to a spam folder. -- Bowie
