[pmmail-list] Spam filtering - popfile et al

[Markus Baertschi]

Maynard,

I've=20been=20runing=20a=20rbl=20based=20spam=20tool=20(spampal)=20for=20a=
=20year=20and=20moved
on=20to=20popfile=20afterwards=20and=20don't=20look=20back.=20I=20have=20a=
lmost=20no=20spam
popping=20up=20in=20my=20mailbox=20anymore=20and=20get=20a=20real=20messag=
e=20tagged=20as=20spam
about=20once=20a=20month.
The=20rbl=20filter=20caught=201/3=20of=20the=20spam=20and=20had=20more=20'=
real'=20mails=20tagged
as=20spam=20also.=20I=20also=20think=20that=20many=20rbl=20operators=20are=
=20quite=20trigger
happy=20-=20Block=20first=20and=20check=20later.

I'm=20*very*=20happy=20with=20popfile.

Markus

On=20Sat,=2022=20Mar=202003=2006:00:26=20-0600=20(CST),=20Maynard=20Riley=20=
wrote:

>Hi=20Dave,
>
>I'll=20take=20this=20opportunity=20to=20say=20[again]=20how=20much=20I=20=
appreciate=20Luko's
>code=20for=20checking=20RBLs=20with=20PMMail.
>[http://www.willms-edv.de/freesoft/pmmail/blacklist.zip]
>
>I'll=20add=20a=20comment=20that=20there=20are=20several=20valid=20reasons=
=20why=20NOT=20to
>filter=20on=20content,=20which=20is=20what=20the=20baysean=20tools=20do.=20=
Content
>filtering=20is=20frought=20with=20error.=20Spam=20is=20not=20about=20cont=
ent.=20The=20same
>content=20may=20be=20spam=20to=20you=20and=20joy=20to=20another.=20Readin=
g=20and=20analyzing
>all=20the=20body=20content=20(and=20attachments)=20is=20considerably=20mo=
re=20effort=20than
>just=20analyzing=20headers.=20No=20need=20for=20bolus;=20no=20need=20for=20=
maintenance
>tuning,=20....
>
>The=20good=20news=20is=20that=20the=20RBLs=20do=20a=20darn=20fine=20job=20=
of=20catching=2095%=20of
>the=20spam=20with=20fewer=20false=20positives=20than=20content=20filters.=

>
>my=20oh-two,
>
>--=20Maynard
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