From: mouss (usebsdfree.fr)
Date: Thu Mar 03 2005 - 14:21:08 CST

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Matt Fretwell wrote:
> A quick seriously off topic question if I might. I am asking here because
> I know most of you have an aversion to this general concept :)
>
> A content filtering script notifying local only recipients if a mail has
> been blocked due to spam content, for example, which if replied to will
> release the mail from quarantine for that specific local user only at the
> next scheduled interval.
>
> Plausible idea, or is this firing squad material? :)
>

plausible? I guess so. now, why would the user reply? why not the following:
- message is quarantined.
- a message is sent to the recipient with a URL to click to retrieve the
message
- once he clicks, he can choose to release the original message (of
course, you must make sure this will send the message without filtering)
he can also choose to just delete the message.
- if your filter needs training, the user can click to confirm that it
is spam or to correct the filter.

Of course, this assumes people prefer to click than to reply, but it's a
bit easier to implement.

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