Re: [SPAM-TAG] Why is this not seen as spam?

[Jeff Chan <je...@surbl.org>]

On Wednesday, June 7, 2006, 11:33:52 PM, Tomas NW7US wrote:
> The following is a sample of mail that seems to pass through spamassassin,
> but somehow seems to get marked as "ham" as it is tested for spam  
> content.  I am not able to figure out why this is happening.

Try using the SARE stock rules:

  http://www.rulesemporium.com/rules.htm

> The one major issue I keep having with my server is with e-mail.  I  
> suspect that my sendmail is an open gate for spammers, though not in high  
> volume.  I think that I have curtailed a lot of it, but still see strange  
> things, that I am trying to track down.  This one is not an open gate  
> issue, but is still driving me nuts...

If your sendmail is recent (past few years) it won't be open
relay by default.  If it's not current, upgrade.

Jeff C.
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Re: [SPAM-TAG] Why is this not seen as spam?

[jdow <jd...@earthlink.net>]

"user_conf"? It's a user_prefs for each user and local.cf for the whole
installation, normally, 'ix-ishly speaking.

{o.o}
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NW7US, Tomas" <nw...@hfradio.org>


> Excellent!
> 
> I am doing this, now.
> 
> One other question: where would I find a reasonably aggressive user_conf  
> example for version 3.1.3?
> 
> Thank you for the help so far.
> 
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:42:39 -0700, Jeff Chan <je...@surbl.org> wrote:
> 
>> Try using the SARE stock rules:
>>
>>   http://www.rulesemporium.com/rules.htm
> 
> 73 de Tomas, NW7US ( http://ic-discipleship-ministries.org/ )
> 
> : Propagation Editor for CQ, CQ VHF, Popular Communications :
> : Creator; live propagation center http://prop.hfradio.org/ :
> : Associate Member of Propagation Studies Committee of RSGB :
> : 122.93W 47.67N / Brinnon, Washington USA CN87 CW/SSB/DIGI :
> : 10x56526, FISTS 7055, FISTS NW 57, Lighthouse Society 144 :
> : Technical Writer for http://entirenet.net  (Microsoft KB) :

Re: [SPAM-TAG] Why is this not seen as spam?

["NW7US, Tomas" <nw...@hfradio.org>]

Excellent!

I am doing this, now.

One other question: where would I find a reasonably aggressive user_conf  
example for version 3.1.3?

Thank you for the help so far.

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:42:39 -0700, Jeff Chan <je...@surbl.org> wrote:

> Try using the SARE stock rules:
>
>   http://www.rulesemporium.com/rules.htm

73 de Tomas, NW7US ( http://ic-discipleship-ministries.org/ )

: Propagation Editor for CQ, CQ VHF, Popular Communications :
: Creator; live propagation center http://prop.hfradio.org/ :
: Associate Member of Propagation Studies Committee of RSGB :
: 122.93W 47.67N / Brinnon, Washington USA CN87 CW/SSB/DIGI :
: 10x56526, FISTS 7055, FISTS NW 57, Lighthouse Society 144 :
: Technical Writer for http://entirenet.net  (Microsoft KB) :