RBL checks and Spamcop

[Paul Welsh]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Phillips" <nwp at LEMON-COMPUTING.COM>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: RBL checks and Spamcop


> > The problem with SpamAssassin is that it does tend to mark mailings from
> > reputable companies that they wish to receive as spam.  This kind of
> > mailing clearly isn't spam since the user has signed up for it.
> > Presumably, such mailings won't find their way into SpamCop's list.
>
> My experience indicates otherwise.

I started testing the reliability of some of the anti-spam services this
week.  I'm checking all mail with any of the following spamassassin tags:
rcvd_in_bl_spamcop_net, rcvd_in_osirusoft_com and rcvd_in_sbl.  I'll see
which is most reliable with a view to quarantining then deleting such mail.