On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:15:35 -0500, "Joe Zitnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>
>>>> On 12/1/2006 at 7:01 AM, Justin Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Guys -- vague hints as to the contents of the mail really don't help.
> 
>> 
>> It's spam -- we're all getting thousands of spams a day, most of us
>(ok, I
>> for one at least) seem to be finding those going into the spam bins
>> without our help, and I'd say it's unlikely that many of us (ok, me
>> again ;) are going to go rooting through the trash there looking for
>> something that seems to match what you're hinting at.
>> 
>> Why not just post a spample, or a link to one?
>> 
>> --j.
>> 
>> Joe Zitnik writes:
>>> >>> On 12/1/2006 at 5:22 AM, John Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>>> On Friday 01 December 2006 00:29, Loren Wilton wrote:
>>> >  guess you're just lucky.  I just went through the last month's
>spam
>>> and I
>>> > can't find anything with a subject about credit ratings.  
>>> 
>>> Oh, no, I didn't mean to suggest it was in the subject.  
>>> 
>>> Its usually some random subject.  Then a paragraph starting with
>"your
>>> credit 
>>> rating doesn't matter to us" with the usual misspellings, etc,
>followed
>>> by 
>>> (usually) a geocities link and some random text at the end.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> _____________________________________
>>> John Andersen
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I was wondering the same thing.  Even given the random text, I
>would
>>> think between the default rules, and the fact that I've dumped a
>bunch
>>> in to bayes, that the spammy content would be enough to nail them
>for
>>> sure.  I'm still seeing a significant number skate by.
>
>
>It wasn't really a vague hint, or rather, if you're receiving them, you
>know exactly the spam he's talking about.  I wasn't asking for a
>solution, I was just commenting on the fact that, like John, I was
>surprised these spams would make it through.  At least that's why I
>didn't post the contents or a link to the contents.

I'm glad you didn't or I'd have missed the thread. I have a content
filter running for those. I got sick and tired of checking hundreds
daily during my fp checks. Now I just root them at the MTA.

Prior to that SA was catching them though. Perhaps you are missing a
key rule or update?

Nigel

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