jhardin test rules

[R-Elists <li...@abbacomm.net>]

in regards to

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/spamassassin/trunk/rulesrc/sandbox/jhardin/

Q1) what does this annotation mean?

* Do not publish the ADVANCE_FEE re-evolve test rules! *

we frequently check for updates and it appears that we shouldnt at this time
until ???

Q2)  when?   :-)

tia

 - rh

Re: jhardin test rules

[John Hardin <jh...@impsec.org>]

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010, R-Elists wrote:

> in regards to
>
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/spamassassin/trunk/rulesrc/sandbox/jhardin/
>
> Q1) what does this annotation mean?
>
> * Do not publish the ADVANCE_FEE re-evolve test rules! *

This means they are development-only rules that exist for masscheck score 
evaluation and shouldn't be automatically grabbed for sa_update use if 
they perform well. I don't want them to automatically go out as they at 
least partly overlap the existing base ADVANCE_FEE rule hits.

My intent is to update the existing ADVANCE_FEE ruleset after 3.3.0 
stabilizes and ships. I've also backed off on tweaking them while 3.3.0 is 
underway, though I probably should take another look given the change in 
character ot 419 spams that I'm seeing lately.

> we frequently check for updates and it appears that we shouldnt at this 
> time until ???

I you wish to _manually_ use them, feel free. Just be aware there _is_ 
some overlap with the existing base ADVANCE_FEE rules.

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