Re: Discussion from Clamav list

Marco Paganini wrote:

>It's not "ClamAV" specific. :) Mailing-list management software will send
>back a confirmation before adding users to the mailing-list.  Granted, it
>only happens under very specific circumstances, but it can also be used as
>a reflector for spam.  I particular don't think ASK, MTAs, mailing-list
>software, or autoresponders are effective spam reflectors as they usually
>mangle the original message in the reply. This renders the HTML body used by
>most spammers useless.
>  
>
the concerns raised were not for spam reflection, just for the increased 
responses to joejobbing. I don't see it as a problem, either

>You sure can. Use procmail to "filter" the message and add a "header xxxx"
>construct to your whitelist allowing everything that is not spam to come in.
>Works like a charm.
>  
>
i don't want the email to come in, i want it blocked until i manually 
decide what to do with it. I'm now using ASK with a script that notifies 
me when i have blocked email that doesn't seem spam, according to 
SpamAssassin. Then i look into the queue (with a html form that shows 
sender/subject/SA score/action to take). I like this way of using it, 
and i think i could do even without the challenges


regards,
René


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