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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> SA does alter the headers when you use it standalone (not within </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> MailScanner), that is, with the "spamassassin" command or </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> with "spamc/spamd". </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> However, MS uses SA as a Perl library and AFAIK, it gets back </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> a score and a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> list of matching rules with individual scores (in fact, i </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> don't know if the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> individual scores are added up by MS or SA, but I think is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the latter).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This is a good point. I will make this modification to the document. I think it is a good idea to break out the message processing to include the message header / subject line alterations. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> It should be noted, also, that the virus tests are performed </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> externally via a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> virus scanner (the internal tests -e.g. IFrame- I understand </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> that are part of </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> what you call "Attachment/HTML tests").</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The virus tests container will be moved outside of the MailScanner container (as spamassassin is) since this is an external process. How do you think I can better describe the Attachment / HTML tests? This block represents the filename/filetype rules. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I think it should also be noted that RBL checks may be done within </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> MailScanner, within SpamAssassin or both.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Another good point. The documentation leans towards letting MS perform the RBL/DNSBL/Spam List checks, I'll push this piece over to the MailScanner process.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>"RBL/DNSBL/"Spam List" checks done by SpamAssassin can be dis-</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>abled as MailScanner already does them and there is little to be"</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Just my 2c.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> --</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Mariano Absatz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> PS: I re-read this and it seems like I only find the hair in </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the soup (I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> don't know if this expression exists in English)... I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> actually find the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> diagram excelent and my points are really minor.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Regards.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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