On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 the voices made [EMAIL PROTECTED] write: > Matt suggests (and IMO it's a good plan) that we modify the AWL to use > "mailaddr:sendingip" as the key instead of just "mailaddr". This would > avoid this problem, and the similar one where spammers are now forging > spams with a From addr at the same domain. However, here's the costs: > > 1. existing AWL entries would be lost (probably something for a major > revision number release then). We could avoid this by auto-promoting > each old-style AWL entry, appending :sendingip when a new message is > encountered from that mailaddr. > > 2. senders who send from multiple ISPs/networks will have separate AWL > listings. not a big problem as it'll adjust after a (short) time. > We should also use just the first 3 octets of the IP addr instead > of all 4, as otherwise DHCP/assigned-PPP addresses will thoroughly > render the AWL useless.
I don't think that 1 and 2 are true; 1 is just a matter of codingstyle, and 2 is related to the sensitivity of it. Simply let people chose if they want 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0 octets to count... I suggest that there should be a default setting of _2_ octects, which you can change, and that you are able to add e-mailaddresses yourself using one of two formats: 1. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[1-4 octets] Based on the numer of octets in 2 that is the sensitivity for that address; to be able to change current whitelists to this model I suggest that [EMAIL PROTECTED]:0 is used in cases where the IPaddress should be ignored. NOTE: To be able to change the default setting without having to delete the whitelist there must be a flag that will show if a listing is at a default or "hardcoded" sensitivity. /Tony -- # Per scientiam ad libertatem! // Through knowledge towards freedom! # # Genom kunskap mot frihet! =*= (c) 1999-2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] =*= # perl -e'print$_{$_} for sort%_=`lynx -source svanstrom.com/t`' ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Two, two, TWO treats in one. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk