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Date:	Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:05:39 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Junk Spy filtering (was: Mozilla profiles)

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In <3E7E0B94.3CD3@peterskye.com>, on 03/23/03
at 11:31 AM, Peter Skye said:

>I'm not an MR/2 guy and the filter syntax isn't obvious, but you appear

The filter expressions are a bit hard to read at first. See:

http://home.earthlink.net/~steve53/mr2i/FilterRef.txt

for definitions. Basically, it's just and's and or's with parens for
grouping. The curly bracket syntax allows an expression clause to be
limited to parts of the message.

>to be doing what I do -- first checking all messages for various types of
>"good" ones, then filtering what's left for spam, and anything remaining
>is "potential spam".

Not really. My style is much different than yours. I read everything
from the Inbox. It either gets deleted after reading or moved to a
folder. There are a couple of filters that copy a small group of messages
from specific sources to permanent folders, but they are exceptions. I
don't subscribe to lists I don't have time to read.

>I presume that the called *.cmd files don't do any further filtering,
>yes? Do they just gather statistics?

This is true for LogSpam.cmd.

>Well, maybe yours are. At least *I* attract smarter spammers. Just this
>past week they've discovered my relay address (res030cs) and I'm starting
>to get spam addressed there. I haven't the slightest idea how they
>discovered that one.

It could just be the the million monkeys syndrome.

>It's an active vs. passive decision. You can actively filter out the
>spam (as Junk Spy does) or you can passively let the spam remain behind
>in the inbox. I use both methods simultaneously.

My filters are all active. The spam that's left behind are filter
failures.

>Hmm. Does that mean that MR/2 filters can check an email against the
>address book?

Yep. Automatic whilelist.

>> IAC, thanks.

>IAC ???

In any case.

>For those who don't want to update their filters or meddle with Bayesian
>READMEs, Junk Spy is a pretty darn good spam filter.

I don't disagree. Choice is a good thing. Many folks are perfectly
satisfied with Windows too. I just have my preferences and
ideosyncracies. :-)

>"Priscilla's Private Party".

That's not so odd. That one shows up in my spam folder often enough.

Steven

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