Speaking of AWL...

[Dave Duffner - NWCWEB.com]

Matt,

        So then I'll ask the obvious as I read those links
you posted (thanks!)...

        Is it better to turn off the AWL feature of either
MS or SA and just maintain our own white/black lists using
2.6?  Is there any real benefit to AWL'ing if we have our
own maintained list of what's kosher in our servers?  We're
not talking huge loads of clients here, so hands-on is not
a problem.

        We'd upgrade, but any time Ensim tosses out a semi-
related patch or upgrade that contains any element of MS
or SA it likes to eat settings and generally foul things
up resulting in massive reworks.

        Thanks!

        Dave


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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Matt Kettler
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:18 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Speaking of AWL...
>
>
> At 02:53 PM 2/7/2005, Dave Duffner - NWCWEB.com wrote:
> >         Randomly, without any plausible explanations we
> >can find, I'll get e-mail tagged as SpamAssassin high
> >scoring because of an AWL of like 80-90 range.  We
> >use a lower-scoring system than most, so any adjustment
> >like this is way over the top.
> >
> >         Strange part is that it's a positive adjustment
> >of like 89 or 91?
>
>
> High positive scores would tend to indicate GTUBE hangover,
> something which is fixed in SA 3.0, but 2.6 suffers from.
>
>
> >  Not a negative?
>
> First, the AWL is *not* a whitelist. It's a score avenger,
> and has both black and white effects. People who have in the
> past sent low-scoring emails get any high-scoring emails
> pushed down. People who send lots of spam get any low-scoring
> emails pushed up.
>
> That said, there's no reason to expect negative only scores
> from the AWL. In fact, you may even see positive scores in
> nonspam, and negative scores in spam, and that's normal in many cases
>
> See:
> http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/AwlWrongWay
>
>
>
> >         Still have no complete grip on the AWL and where
> >it thinks it's getting it's information from.
>
>
> Read the FAQ on the AWL for details of how it works:
> http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/AutoWhitelist
>
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