IE_VULN rule

[Kevin Miller]

Way back when, this rule was posted to deal w/an IE vulnerability:

# IE explorer spoofing
uri             IE_VULN         /%([01][0-9a-f]|7f).*@/i
score           IE_VULN         100.0
describe        IE_VULN         Internet Explorer vulnerability

Can someone tell me what this rule (in spam.assassin.prefs.conf) is actually
doing?  Is it trapping messages sent from IE or with questional URLs or
what?

It's stepping on some inbound 911 updates going to the local constabulary
and since they're the ones that write parking tickets, etc., I figured it
might be prudent to sorta, er, figure out what's going on...

...Kevin
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