Custom black list question

[Scott Silva]

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Rob wrote:
> So after adding the forgotten default line still does not work...
> 
> weird.... I must be not doing something right?
> 
> :)
> 
> Rob...
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" <rob at THEHOSTMASTERS.COM>
> To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Custom black list question
> 
> 
> Ok right, but if I want the spam to be deleted NOT delivered with Spam in
> the subject, this should work then?
> 
> However I did forget to put FromOrTo: default no in the file I just did , I
> will try it again after I add that line
> 
> thanks..
> 
> Rob...
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dörfler Andreas"
> <Andreas.Doerfler at KEMPTEN.DE>
> To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Custom black list question
> 
> 
> for blacklist
> 
> Is Definitely Spam = %rules-dir%/spam.blacklist.rules
> 
> dont forget to set
> 
> FromOrTo: default no
> 
> at bottom of the file
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf
> Of Rob
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:30 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Custom black list question
> 
> 
> Hello all....
> 
> I made a custom blacklist in /etc/Mailscanner/rules/Custom_BlackList
> 
> in it i have a test email address blacklisted in the sysntax of
> 
> From:        rob at thehostmasters.com        YES
> 
> 
> In /etc/Mailscanner.conf i have thise line set to
> 
> Definite Spam Is High Scoring = /etc/Mailscanner/rules/Custom_BlackList
> 

What you missed is to end the filename with .rules or .rule, so
MailScanner parses it as a rules file.
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