Request for comments 3

[Alex Broens]

On 7/22/2007 6:38 PM, Julian Field wrote:
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>> On 7/22/2007 6:06 PM, Julian Field wrote:
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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?
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>>>>> SpamAssassin Rule Actions = rulename=>action, rulename=>action, ....
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>>>>> 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!
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>>>>> 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:
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>>>> 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.
>> let me see if I got it right.
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>> (cheap example)
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>> should be all in one line:
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>> AXB_RCVD_ZOOBSEND To:blah1 at domain.tld DELETE|QUARANTINE|FORWARD: 
>> blah22domain.tld
> Where in my spec above did I mention From or To? You can put a ruleset 
> on this configuration setting, so you could create rules in a ruleset 
> that looked like (for example)
> To:     user1 at domain1.com     forward user2 at domain2.com store deliver
> FromOrTo:     domain3.com     store delete
> From:     user3@*     deliver header "X-Wibble: yes"

It sounded like you were asking/requesting for comments but if its spec 
is nailed, I guess the extra actions also go down the drain.
(the ones which I believe would have really added value to the feature)



>> AXB_RCVD_ZOOBSEND From:blah3 at domain.tld 
>> DELETE|QUARANTINE|FORWARD|REDIRECT: blah33domain.tld
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>> (one action option per rule)
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>> I see a lot of potential uses for FORWARD/REDIRECT actions.

Alex