> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 2:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Is punctuation really needed? (fwd) > > > Simple solution
Not so simple :) > > 1.Spamassassins reads in the message > 2. It then stores the original message in two variables > 3. In the second variable remove all punctuation, spaces, > special encoded > characters, foreign language characters, html including html > comments, and > other methods used for obscufaction. This will cause other problems.like if people don't space properly.Have you seen my pen.Is it on my desk? I cu!NT server died today. > 4. Then run the standard filters on it. > 5. If it was clean then process the message using standard > rules again in > the unmodified state. That was another problem. You may end up doubling the process time. I only know these arguments, because I asked for the same thing a while back :) > > If it is spam then mark the original unmodified message as > such and send it > through. This will leave their only option being html image only spam. > Now, having said all those things.....there is already work being tested on eval rules that remove punctuation. :-) I can't tell you anymore until later. "The first rule of fightclub is you don't talk about fightclub." ;) --Chris Santerre ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
