Re: [OFFTOPIC] spam scoring (was: *****SPAM***** Extracting a KeySym from an action routine)

On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, James Hawtin wrote:

> Could it be setup so subscribed users never be counted as spam? Just in
> case the RBL is "wrong".

Sounds like a good idea (although some spammers will just subscribe).

However I can't see a way of stopping a spammer from sending mail
as a subscriber, since From addresses can be forged.

If we do it, I'd give mail a negative scored for coming from a subscriber,
so that it still gets tested for content and viruses.


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