"Is Definitely Spam" rule not working ?

[Julian Field]

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> on 2/1/2008 3:56 AM Pascal Maes spake the following:
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>> Le 01-févr.-08 à 12:38, Julian Field a écrit :
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>>> Pascal Maes wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In MailScanner.conf, we have
>>>>
>>>> # Spam Blacklist:
>>>> # Make this point to a ruleset, and anything in that ruleset whose 
>>>> value
>>>> # is "yes" will *always* be marked as spam.
>>>> # This value can be over-ridden by the "Is Definitely Not Spam" 
>>>> setting.
>>>> # This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>>>> Is Definitely Spam = %rules-dir%/spam_blacklist.rules #was no
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In spam_blacklist.rules, we have :
>>>>
>>>> From:           66.63.168.                              yes
>>>>
>>>> FromOrTo:       default                                 no
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As this rule could be over-ridden, I check that
>>>>
>>>> Is Definitely Not Spam = %rules-dir%/spam_whitelist.rules
>>>>
>>>> the file spam_whitelist.rules doesn't contain anything about that
>>>> domain or IP or the recipient
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then, I wonder why the following mail was not tagged as SPAM
>>>>
>>>> Received: from smtp4.sgsi.ucl.ac.be ([10.1.5.4])
>>>> by mmp.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server
>>>> 6.3-4.01 (built
>>>> Aug  3 2007; 32bit)) with ESMTP id
>>>> <0JVI00FQIWFSZ240 at mmp.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be>
>>>> for <email_address> (ORCPT email_address); Thu,
>>>> 31 Jan 2008 20:21:28 +0100 (CET)
>>>> Received: from smtp4.sgsi.ucl.ac.be (localhost.localdomain 
>>>> [127.0.0.1])
>>>> by smtp4.sgsi.ucl.ac.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C027EFA3D    for
>>>> <email_address>; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:21:38 +0100 (CET)
>>>> Received: from rssl2.mytravfolks.com (unknown [66.63.168.38])
>>>> by smtp4.sgsi.ucl.ac.be (Postfix) with ESMTP    for 
>>>> <email_address>; Thu,
>>>> 31 Jan 2008 20:21:38 +0100 (CET)
>>>> Received: by rssl2.mytravfolks.com (qmail 412 by uid 77) id
>>>> hk8fra01g741; Thu,
>>>> 31 Jan 2008 14:19:07 -0500
>>>> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:18:49 -0500
>>>> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:18:48 -0500 (EST)
>>>> From: Travel Offers <Travel-Offers at mytravfolks.com>
>>>> X-SGSI-MailScanner: Found to be clean
>>>> X-SGSI-SpamCheck: NotSpam, SpamAssassin (not cached,    score=3.5,
>>>> requis 5, BOTNET_BADDNS 3.00, BOTNET_SOHO 0.50)
>>> Because it scored 3.5 where the required score is 5.
>>>>
>>>> X-SGSI-Spam-Score: sss
>>>> X-SGSI-From: travel-offers at mytravfolks.com
>>>> X-SGSI-Spam-Status: No
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Pascal
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Jules
>>>
>>
>> yes but as we have the header
>>
>> Received: from rssl2.mytravfolks.com (unknown [66.63.168.38])
>>
>> which matches the rule in spam_blacklist.rules
>>
>> From:           66.63.168.                              yes
>>
>> The message should have been tagged Spam
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Pascal
>>
>>
>>
> Do those rules check all received headers, or just the last one 
> received from?
> Julian would know for sure.
>
They just check the last one, the IP address of the SMTP client that 
sent the message to your server.

Jules

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