http://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=5636
Summary: Confusion of rules and scores for confirmed opt-in and
opt-in status of email
Product: Spamassassin
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
URL: http://www.isipp.com/iadbcodes.php
OS/Version: other
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: Rules
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey guys!
We're looking over the rules and scores for the latest release, and thrilled to
see that SA is taking fuller advantage of our unique code structure (designed
with the help of Craig Hughes specifically for SA to take advantage of, I might
add! :-) )...
BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?), we're very confused about a couple of
things and are looking for some clarification:
1. Where the opt-in level of the email is "IADB: Opt-in used more than 50% of
the time RCVD_IN_IADB_OPTIN_GT50", there is a score of -0.499, but where opt-in
is used *all* the time ("IADB: All mailing list mail is opt-in
RCVD_IN_IADB_OPTIN"), and even where it is all opt-in and *confirmed opt-in*
more than half of the time ("IADB: Confirmed opt-in used more than 50% of the
time RCVD_IN_IADB_DOPTIN_GT50") the score is +1 (i.e. a spam score of +1).
Huh? :-)
So if they use opt-in sometimes (but *not* all the time, and not confirmed
opt-in) they get their spam score reduced (by .49) but if they are using opt-in
*all* the time, and even *confirmed* opt-in their spam score increases by 1?
Help?
2. Similarly, "IADB: Confirmed opt-in used less than 50% of the time
RCVD_IN_IADB_DOPTIN_LT50" means that their email is all entirely opt-in, but not
all confirmed opt-in, we're confused as to why this *increases* their spam score
by 1 (yes, we push everyone to confirmed opt-in, but all of the other SA scores
for opt-in *reduce* the spam score - here, fully opt-in and even some *confirmed
opt-in* (just not 50% or more) is increasing the spam score.
3. Where a sender's email is entirely confirmed opt-in ("IADB: All mailing list
mail is confirmed opt-in RCVD_IN_IADB_DOPTIN") the score is -4 (thank you!),
but the *exact* same mail under the Habeas check ("Habeas Accredited Confirmed
Opt-In or Better HABEAS_ACCREDITED_COI") gets a -8. Can we pretty please have
the same score for the exact same email standard?
4. "IADB: Sends no material under Michigan's CPR RCVD_IN_IADB_MI_CPR_MAT" gets
a spam score of 1 - this means is that they send no alcohol, tobacco, weapon, or
adult themed materials - we're confused as to why that would cause them to
increase their spam score?
5. "IADB: One-to-one/transactional email only RCVD_IN_IADB_OOO" also gets a
spam score of 1 - yet by its very definition, one-to-one email is very unlikely
to be spam - this is transactional email and corporate communications, so we are
confused as to why this takes a spam hit?
Thank you *so* much for any light you can shed on this, and any assistance you
can provide!
Anne
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