[Bug 5380] New: SUBJECT_FUZZY_MEDS triggers on un-obfuscated meds and meds in a word

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http://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=5380

           Summary: SUBJECT_FUZZY_MEDS triggers on un-obfuscated meds and
                    meds in a word
           Product: Spamassassin
           Version: 3.1.8
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P4
         Component: Rules
        AssignedTo: dev@spamassassin.apache.org
        ReportedBy: mfb6@polaris.phys.yorku.ca


I hope this isn't already been posted, I did search bugs for "meds" & "fuzzy"
and didn't find, but I'm a newbie, so forgive me if I missed something.

The rule  SUBJECT_FUZZY_MEDS is a little too general: it hits plain,
unobfuscated "meds" and also any occurences of "meds" and perhaps other
combinations (not sure how the replace stuff works) in a word in the subject
line, eg. lameds, medscheat, premeds

I suggest replacing it with  

 Subject =~ /\b(?!meds)<M><E><D><S>\b/i

which will only trigger on obfuscated meds as a separate word, or possibly
loosing the (?!meds), since the not-really-a-word meds is not too likely to show
up in a Subject except in spam

        cheers, without spamassassin I'd have given up email
        (well at least some accounts ;-)

              michael b



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