| had 2 FPs that were obvious as to why. (Still tweaking catching this base64 | junk/)
Isn't base64 what exchange/outlook uses in valid email? G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Santerre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Spam Assassin'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: RE: [SAtalk] Spammers using SpamAssassin to tailor their emails? | | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Spam Assassin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:55 AM | > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Spammers using SpamAssassin to tailor their | > emails? | > | > | > On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 09:51:07PM +0200, Brian Ipsen wrote: | > > Hi, | > > | > > > Over the past several weeks, I've noticed an increasing amount of | > > > spam that is getting through SpamAssassin with scores in | > the 4.0-4.9 | > > > range. This makes me wonder if perhaps some spammers have | > started to | > > > taylor their spams as follows: run the default version of | > > > SpamAssassin, feed their messages through it, and keep | > tweaking the | > > > messages until SpamAssassin lets them through. | > > > | > > > Does anyone else think that this could be possible? It | > seems to me | > > > that this process could be easily automated, or at least | > > > semi-automated. | > > > | > > > If indeed this is going on, what can we do about it? | > > | > > Try start using TMDA (http://www.tmda.net)- probably the | > most efficient | > > solution... | > > | > > Regards, | > > | > > /Brian | > | > Yes, I already run TMDA, and I agree with you. | > | > I'm just wondering if this technique that the spammers seem to be | > using will spell the end of SpamAssassin's usefulness. That would | > be a shame, but I can't think of any way around it. | > | > -- | > Spam Assassin | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Sorry to chime in late here, but CUSTOM RULES RULE! :) | | I'm still on 2.43 and I'm getting almost no spam delivered to end users. I | expected to get hammered over the holiday weekend, but caught 99% of spam. I | had 2 FPs that were obvious as to why. (Still tweaking catching this base64 | junk/) | | Bayes is fabulas from what I here. But don't rely on it. Write some great | rules and you can stop anything :) | | HTH | Chris | | | | ------------------------------------------------------- | This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including | Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. | Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. | http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 | _______________________________________________ | Spamassassin-talk mailing list | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
