On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:47:20 +0200 Simon Loewenthal wrote: > > Evening all, > > A great majority of our ham starts with Dear Sir/ Dear Madam / Dear > Bob. > > Therefore I've always wondered why this this is scored so highly: > > * 2.0 DEAR_SOMETHING BODY: Contains 'Dear (something)' > > > Does anyone know the rational behind this, or is our user base simply > communicating on a higher level? :) I imagine the rational is > sound, but I do not know what it is. > >
The test is /\bDear (?:IT\W|Internet|candidate|sirs?|madam|investor|travell?er|car shopper|web)\b/i So it wont hit Dear Bob, but will hit Dear Sir etc. It seems reasonable, they're all forms of address that typically wouldn't be used if the recipient's name were known to the sender.
