Re[2]: Marking unwanted bounces as spam

[Robert Menschel <Ro...@Menschel.net>]

Hello Nick,

Thursday, June 3, 2004, 10:56:29 AM, you wrote:

NG> OK - I've fixed the rules file (attached) and it now correctly scores
NG> all messages which are being generated by spammers/virues using my 
NG> domain name to send from as spam, whilst sending me legitimate bounce
NG> messages.

NG> BUT the scoring looks a little weird:
NG> ...
NG>   * -10.0 AWL AWL: Auto-whitelist adjustment

NG> What's the -10 AWL score? I don't remember ever having whitelisted
NG> anyone so what causes this very large negative score against this
NG> message?

Check the AWL page on the Wiki.  It's an automatic adjustment (positive
or negative) based on the apparent sender's spam/ham record. If
you@yourdom.ain has a history of sending ham, then other emails coming
from that (sometimes forged) address will get a negative adjustment. If
garbage@anydom.ain has a history of sending spam, then other emails
coming from that address will get a positive adjustment.

Bob Menschel