Re: Wondering about how SpamCop works two or more users]

In 2006 Feb jeffg sed:

"at last check Reports from two or more humans are necessary for an IP
Address to be listed by the SCBL."

http://news.spamcop.net/pipermail/spamcop-list/2006-February.txt

>From jeffg at spamcop.net  Fri Feb 24 03:49:49 2006
Date: Fri Feb 24 03:50:03 2006
Subject: [SpamCop-List] Re: Need help To get our system setup correctly
Message-ID: <[email protected]>

That two or more humans is certainly in error, as we/I have seen
listings based on spamtraps only;  and I also think it is another
reflection or 'misstatement' of the two or more report requirement.

It is my belief that the basis for a listing is a sufficient number of
'points' -- however they might be derived, all from spamtraps, all from
one reporter, or any combination thereof.    The explanation of the SCbl
doesn't state exactly how the reputation or traffic points are used in
the calculation, nor does it clarify how those points are derived.  But
the faq sez that if there is only one report, the implication being
whether it is a spamtrap report or a human report doesn't matter, that
the IP would not be listed, regardless of how low its reputation points.

There is nothing in the scoring system other that the 'one report'
statement that puts any other restrictions on the scoring of points for
a listing, most specifically it does not require two different humans or
nor even any humans, for that matter.

The subject of whether or not the algorithm should list based on
spamtraps only has been discussed, and a deputy stated that spamtraps
were more reliable as in less error prone than humans -- ergo there was
no problem with listing for spamtrap hits only.  By my interpretation,
there would have to be two or more reports, any kind of report;  one
spamtrap one human, two spamtraps, two same human reports would all be
suficient if that achieved a high enough score considering the
reputation points.


-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin