On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 03:11:39AM +1000, Jason Lim wrote: > > > Okay, i think it comes down to personal preference. I saw the > Spamassassin's "rule" list... someone typing in the word "AMAZING" gets > 0.125 or something points, "FREE" gets how many points, etc. All it takes > is for spammers to simply change their wording a bit (as they have in the > past... like A.M.A.Z.I.N.G), and it defeats Spamassassin, whereas the RBLs > are immune to such tampering. Unfortunately, spamassassin marked this post as spam: SPAM: -------------------- Start SpamAssassin results ---------------------- SPAM: This mail is probably spam. The original message has been altered SPAM: so you can recognise or block similar unwanted mail in future. SPAM: See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. SPAM: SPAM: Content analysis details: (5.8 hits, 5 required) SPAM: Hit! (0.0 points) Subject: ends in a question mark SPAM: Hit! (0.7 points) BODY: Contains 'G.a.p.p.y-T.e.x.t' SPAM: Hit! (3.1 points) BODY: Contains word 'AMAZING' SPAM: Hit! (2.0 points) BODY: Talks about opting in SPAM: SPAM: -------------------- End of SpamAssassin results --------------------- X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=5.8 required=5.0 tests=SUBJ_ENDS_IN_Q_MARK,GAPPY_TEXT,AMAZING,OPT_IN version=2.11 It's the first (somewhat) false positive I've had for months. *&$* Typical! -- Karl E. Jørgensen karl@jorgensen.com www.karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: I only know what I read in the papers. -- Will Rogers
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