RBL checks and score count ..

[Magda Hewryk]

Hi,


On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:45:19 +1100, Pete <pete at EATATHOME.COM.AU> wrote:

>Magda Hewryk wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>When I added new RBLs to MailScanner (SBL+XBL, etc.)I've noticed that even
>>if the score is lower than required the messages is actually marked as
spam.
>>So, if the RBL checks is found in Spamhaus or in the other server than the
>>score is not taken into account??  Is the score only working with the
>>SpamAssassin services?
>>
>>I'm very happy with SBL+XBL but I wonder why the messages with the
>>SpamCheck lower than required are tagged as spam now.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Magda
>>
>>
>>
>checkout
>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?
S1=mailscanner&D=0&T=0&H=0&O=T&F=&S=
>
This link gets me back to the mailing list.

>and the FAQs on mailscanner site
>
>this has been covered many times recently, i know cos i asked :)

>
>You need to have a look at whether you prefer MS to use SA to do all the
>chekcing and build a score and do your actions based on that - or tell
>mailscanner whether yopu want to find the messages in 1 or more RBLs and
>then do an action.
>

How can I tell MS to find the messages in more than one RBLs and add scores?
Can you copy/paste the line from your MS?


>Seems like what you are seeing is either MS finding the email in
>spamhaus and them marking as spam, or not being found in the RBLs you
>have configured in MS (eg spamhaus) and then being scored by SA.
>
>spamhaus appears to be so reliable, or at least combined with spamcop,
>that if found in both of those, it would seem the mail can be safely
>actioned as spam.

Regards,
Magda