Spaces delimit the words are not removed during comparisons. Tripp
----- Original Message ----- From: "RMilner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:34 AM Subject: RE: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Major Problems configuring Anti Spam 8.05 I have spent the better part of several months adding phrases into the phrase list including that spelling. It is in my phrase list as this is common spelling among spammers. Spaces are one of the most common way to avoid detection.....and clearly Imail 8.1 did not work with spaces as special characters. per week of online promotion per week yourself per year sending e perfect credit in perfect internet perform baptisms Perscript1on personal alcohol personal assistance to the former personal firewall 200 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tripp Allen Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 6:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Major Problems configuring Anti Spam 8.05 8.1 does try to detect hiding a word by removing special characters ect, but it doesn't check for correct spelling. Tripp ----- Original Message ----- From: "RMilner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:46 AM Subject: RE: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Major Problems configuring Anti Spam 8.05 > As long as we are discussing it, got this email today: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Helga Milton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 11:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: SPAM DNSBL troublesome away > > > G et A n y P e r s c r i p t i o n > > > > Now, perscription is in my phrase list. > > I was under the impression that 8.1 was supposed to detect stuff like this > with attempts to hide the true word. > > This one looks easy and it got passed IMail 8.1...luckily the DNSBL caught > it, but as it failed on 1 instead of 2 tests, it was subject to less severe > checking. > > What happens with a more complex attempt to hide the true word? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sanford > Whiteman > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:13 AM > To: RMilner > Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Major Problems configuring Anti Spam 8.05 > > > > However, rule #9 in my rules.ima (which has multiple failures) > > H~SPAM-DNSBL!AND!SPAM PHRASE:spam DID NOT Trigger. > > Without questioning your general reports of rule trouble, I hope that > that you didn't actually cut-and-paste that specific rule from a .IMA > file, since it's incorrectly structured for what you're expecting it > to do. > > --Sandy > > > ------------------------------------ > Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist > Broadleaf Systems, a division of > Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! > http://www.mailmage.com/download/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/Release/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
