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Re: SpamAssassin is run on Alioth, but its results are ignored



On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 01:03 +0100, Carl Fürstenberg wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 00:12, Stephen Gran <sgran@debian.org> wrote:
> >
> > (I don't know why we're having this discussion on -devel, but)
> >
> > 2009-12-07 21:27:19 1NHl6v-0006Ak-OI SA: Action: flagged as Spam but accepted: score=9.2 required=5.0 (scanned in 5/5 secs | Message-Id: 5201899751.20091208002714@l3377l.com). From <fanfold@l3377l.com> (host=orsondv.mdp2.net [89.111.164.221]) for debian-eeepc-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
> >
> > I know it seems an awful lot like trying to help yourself instead of
> > just complaining until someone fixes it for you, but you can look at
> > the world readable exim configuration and the sa-exim configuration file
> > to figure out the threshholds that are set for the whole of alioth, and
> > you can ask the list admin to filter on the spam score.
> >
> > But, of course, whatever works for you.
> > --
> 
> I would like to point out some things here:
> 1. The original poster might not be an DD, and thus doesn't have shell
> access to the servers in question (please correct me if I'm wrong
> here)

You're wrong, this is Alioth.

> 2. The normal interpretation of "required" gives an impression that
> the spam filter isn't activated in this particular mail, so it's
> understandable for me to think so
> 3. I feel your attitude isn't well suited for an Debian developer. Try
> be more helpful instead of sounding like a dick.

If this was the first bug report from jidanni, sure, but jidanni is a
regular bug reporter and really ought to have learned better by now.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Hoare's Law of Large Problems:
        Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

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