Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Non-alpha-numeric subject filter

[Matthew Bramble]

FYI, I have seen too many false positives with filters that can increment scores on multiple matches for me to feel comfortable with them.  It would be nice if Declude would allow for an upper limit to scoring such things, but in this event, I might suggest changing to a fixed score for the filter.  This was certainly the biggest issue with the filter that was shared originally with the thread. Matt GlobalWeb.net Webmaster wrote: We have similar tests set up, less the <>{}[] We set a weight of 1 for each mark; expect o have many emails that will fail one or two instances of this test - no problem; it's the latest craze with subjects like m'ake my d#ay b:etter by b+locking my$ e*mail That get caught with this, as they should... Sincerely, Randy Armbrecht Global Web SolutionsR, Inc. 804-346-5300 ext. 1 877-800-GLOBAL (4562) ext. 1 http://globalweb.net -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Sanford Whiteman Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 5:16 PM To: Mike Gable Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Non-alpha-numeric subject filter It is catching a lot more junk than before. Checked your FPs lately? SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS - I get countless legit e-mails with hyphens in the Subject. SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS [ SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS ] Mailing list e-mails very often use brackets in the Subject, so you're giving more weight to an area that's already dangerous. SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS : 'Re:' gets a demerit? SUBJECT 4 CONTAINS ; A perfectly legitimate punctuation mark. SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS " We can't use quotation marks anymore? SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS , NO COMMAS??? SUBJECT 2 CONTAINS ? NO QUESTION MARKS??? I place approximately zero stock in tests this general. YMMV, I suppose. Or perhaps you're not mentioning the aggregate threshold you're going for before actual points are assigned. -Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------ --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This message was Virus Scanned by GlobalWeb.net] --- [This message was Virus Scanned by GlobalWeb.net] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. -- =================================================== Matthew S. Bramble President and Technical Coordinator iGaia Incorporated, Operator of NYcars.com --------------------------------------------------- Office Phone: (518) 862-9042 Cellular: (518) 229-3375 Fax: (518) 862-9044 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================== --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.