[pmmail-list] Filter question

Dave Hathaway pmmail-list@blueprintsoftwareworks.com
Sat, 08 Dec 2001 13:17:48 -0600


Since I asked my filter question and got nary a response, I thought
I'd ask it again because another has since been answered.

How do I a) check for the presence of "X-YahooFilteredBulk=" in the
header, and b) check for the presence of Mindshare Design in the
X-Info= header?

TIA,

Dave


On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 05:22:11 -0600, Dave Hathaway wrote:

>I use Yahoo mail, and they provide me with a "Bulk Mail Folder".  When 
>I download via POP, they insert a header line like this for mail that 
>comes from there:
>
>X-YahooFilteredBulk: 65.113.43.219
>
>The IP changes, depending on the sender.  How do I filter for the 
>presence of this header?  h.X-YahooFilteredBulk="." isn't working.  I 
>thought the filters were looking for embedded text, not entire 
>strings.
>
>Another spammer sends me mail directly, and it thus isn't detected by 
>Yahoo.  However, they thoughtfully include these headers:
>
>X-Info: Message sent by Mindshare Design customer with ID "yesitsfree"
>X-Info: Report abuse to list owner at yesitsfree@complaints.pm0.net
>X-PMG-Userid: yesitsfree
>X-PMG-Msgid: 1007496890.14046
>
>These headers may change, depending on their client.  I had tried 
>setting the filter like this:
>
>h.X-Info="Mindshare Design"
>
>I hoped again that it would find the substring, but alas and alack, no 
>joy.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Dave




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