Wow, that was quick! So I might use a check file to catch something
SpamAssassin does not (yet) catch - for instance?

This is probably a SpamAssassin question but for those of you using it what
have been the primary downfalls (or problems created by using) such
software? Does it create a lot of false positives? Are subscribed
newsletters often flagged as Spam or like things?

Thanks again.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon White" <simonmtds.com>
To: <postfix-userspostfix.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Header/Body type checks - Spamassasin conceptual
understanding(newbie)

> 29-Oct-02 at 10:31, AMIC (amichotmail.com) wrote :
> > Been reading and reading and...well you all know the drill (I know it
never
> > ends) and it seems to me that you can do all your Spam checking (and
lots of
> > virus checking and many other checks) using things like Header and Body
and
> > such checks. I would assume the core advantage of using things like
> > Spamassassin (and a virus scanner/Amavis) is it eliminates a lot of
> > maintenance on the system vs. maintaining check files, am I
understanding
> > that right? You can use check files to do the same thing - right?
> >
> > I know you still need to do some checks regardless of using outside
tools I
> > just want to make sure I'm not missing something fundamental about their
> > uses.
>
> Header & Body checks => quick hacks
> SpamAssassin et al => solid, heuristic solutions for antispam
>
> There's a big difference.
>
> --
> [Simon White. vim/mutt. simonmtds.com. GIMPS:67.23% see www.mersenne.org]
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> xxxx ignores the simple fact that a large number of people in the world
> are fighting for survival.
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