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[Richard Frovarp]

dnsadmin 1bigthink.com wrote:
> At 01:58 PM 7/23/2008, you wrote:
>
>
>> Gerard wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:08:02 +0200
>>> "Marco mangione"
>>>
>>> <marco.mangione at gmail.com> <mailto:marco.mangione at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>>
>>>> uhm.. and what do you suggest for greylisting? gmail have too much
>>>> server that reply...
>>>>    
>>>>         
>>>
>>> Would you please hit the 'plain-text' button when replying from GMail.
>>> This HTML crap is a real PIA. You might also consider losing the
>>> 'top-posting' habit as well.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, doing a scorched earth policy regarding GMail might
>>> result in unexpected consequences. How much SPAM from GMail is actually
>>> getting past your filters anyway?
>>>
>>>   
>> Get with program this is the 21st Century, I don't have any issues 
>> with html, and can work from a top posted reply  too.
>>
>> You could always ask him to send it written in crayon on piece of 
>> papyrus strapped to a pigeons leg.....
>>
>> :-)
>
> The Apache group would give HTML replies a score toward spam. 
> Yesterday, had someone posting with a bad MX record and HTML. The HTML 
> set him over the threshold and got him blocked.
>
> Cheers!

The SA group does not consider it a spam sign alone. It is a visible 
meta rule, so it had to get a score. It would either be 0.001 or -0.001. 
They went with the positive value.