Feature request for phishing / fraud detection

Julian Field MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Sat Aug 27 11:12:09 IST 2005


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This is a definite possibility. Give me an hour or two.

Bob de Wildt wrote:

>Julian
>
>I'm using the mailscanner for a hosting party and would like to see a
>feature added to the phishing detection.
>The problem is that many people use genuine mailings with a sublink to
>keep up with the revenu of a mailing.
>90% of these links get marked with possible fraud, which completely
>destroys the e-mail.
>
>It would be a good feature to be able to mark the subject of the message
>in stead of putting text inside the message.
>Just like is done with spam, virus and bad content.
>
>Would it be possible to take this up in the next upgrade?
>
>Bob de Wildt
>
>Systems Administrator
>Cyso Managed Hosting
>Baangracht 2
>1811 DC Alkmaar
>tel: (+31) (0) 72-7513400
>fax: (+31) (0) 72-7513401
>e-mail: support at cysonet.com
>
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