Request for comments 3

[UxBoD]

Cool. Thanks Jules. Have a great HR application for it :)
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From: "Julian Field" <MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
Sent: 23 July 2007 16:49:26 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
Subject: Re: Request for comments 3

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Eventually yes. I want to get the design and code all working and 
settled for spam first though.

UxBoD wrote:
> Would this new functionality extend to MCP aswell Jules ?
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> From: "Julian Field" <MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 4:24:40 PM (GMT) Europe/London
> Subject: Re: Request for comments 3
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> John Wilcock wrote:
>   
>> Julian Field wrote:
>>     
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Does this sound more useful than the previous suggestions?
>>>       
>> Sounds good, yes.
>>
>> Are the actions intended to *replace* the default non spam, spam or 
>> high scoring spam actions, or are they taken in *addition* to those 
>> actions?
>>     
> In addition.
>   
>> IMO additional actions would be more flexible, but would need the 
>> ability to negate an action, i.e. take a particular action by default 
>> *unless* such-and-such rule hits.
>>     
> Hmmm..... That makes life a bit more complicated. If I evaluated them 
> after the existing rules then I should be able to do that. Good point 
> though.
>
>   
>> Non Spam Actions = deliver
>> Spam Actions = deliver,store
>> High Scoring Spam Actions = store
>>
>> SpamAssassin Rule Actions =
>>     MY_BADSPAM_RULE=>not-store,
>>     MY_SPECIAL_RULE=>forward theboss at domain
>>
>> John.
>>
>>     
>
> Jules
>
>   

Jules

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