http://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=5393





------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED]  2007-03-30 01:57 -------
In reply to comment #10, is not the epilog supposed to be small?  After all, if 
it is to be discarded (according to the RFCs), what would be the purpose in 
making it large, possibly larger than the legitimate body of the mail itself?

Maybe there is no point in scanning an epilog that is 200KB in size.  Or 1KB in 
size.  Maybe just add one point to the message for every KB of size of the 
epilog and be done with it.  For less than 27KB (about the standard size for an 
image spam these days) scan the epilog, as it is no bigger than a typical spam 
mail that you do feel is worth scanning.

The argument that putting large quantities of garbage in the epilog will 
prevent spam scanning or use up system resources doesn't hold.  Since this is 
supposed to be ignored by MUAs, then by definition it is NOT supposed to have 
valid content.  It is sufficient to detect that it DOES contain valid content 
and score that fact appropriately.  Detailed scanning on "typically sized" 
content would merely be a bonus.




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