Request for comments 3

[Alex Broens]

On 7/22/2007 6:13 PM, UxBoD wrote:
> depends on how many rules people create Jules.  If a lot then you may hit a limit within MailScanner.conf for a single line to parse.  DBM or SQLquery would be great for this ;) (hint,hint)

Nice one UxBoD!!
SQL(lite/mysql) AND DBM :-)))  yessss pleeeeeeeezzzzzeeee

imo this feature should be linked to a separate custom function and not 
hardcoded into MS.

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> From: "Julian Field" <MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Sent: 22 July 2007 17:06:11 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
> Subject: Re: Request for comments 3
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> Alex Broens wrote:
>> On 7/22/2007 5:13 PM, Julian Field wrote:
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>>> How about this instead?
>>>
>>> SpamAssassin Rule Actions = rulename=>action, rulename=>action, ....
>>>
>>> the "rulename"s are the names of individual SpamAssassin rules, and 
>>> the "action"s are list those in "Spam Actions". To specify multiple 
>>> actions for a rule, you specify the rulename several times, with one 
>>> action for each. Expressions with SpamAssassin rules are done with 
>>> SpamAssassin meta-rules. If the rule hits, the action is taken.
>> Yeah. sounds real nice!
>>
>>> I'll write a few examples of meta-rules so you can see how to write 
>>> them in spam.assassin.rules.conf or wherever they need to go. Mr 
>>> Kettler, can you correct me on this please?
>> may I suggest the name:
>>
>> sa.actions.rules.conf?
> Why would it need a conf file of its own? I see it just as a 
> (potentially quite long) list of rulenames and actions to take.
> Or are you thinking of a conf file that looks like
> rulename   list-of-actions
> rulename   list-of-actions
> ....
> I'm not in favour of a separate conf file, it looks a bit over the top.
> 
>> so is not mistaken with pure SA rules.
>>
>>> Does this sound more useful than the previous suggestions?
>> I see this as the "gateway-procmail" - very powerful
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Alex
>>
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