[pmmail-list] Spam filter

[Jimmy S. McCorquodale, Jr.]

The dollar sign now denotes a variable in the filtering (as of
2.10.2000).   I am now trying to figure if you would need '6' of them
according to the info below......


Thanks,

jimmy
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It is important to note that with the new ICSL 2.1, you cannot simply
use a dollar sign ($) anymore.  the '$' now represents a variable, and
thus to use a single '$' you must type in double dollar signs ($$),
otherwise the dollar sign will be striped out.  If a variable is
unknown, misspelled, or not supported, it will be left in the text
exactly as you typed it in.
===

On Wed, 07 Feb 2001 12:04:17 -0800, William B. Kendall wrote:

I am using a spam filter which contains the following:

header.subject="$$$" | 
header.subject="!!" | 
header.subject="XXX" | 
header.subject="##"

If a subject contains only X or XX it does not treat the mail as
spam, but if it contains XXX it does, just as intended. However, if
the subject contains even one $ it treats the mail as spam. There
must be something about $s in filter strings which I don't know. Can
anyone tell me how this works?

Bill Kendall


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