Subject: Re: A "subject" rule for procmail - msg#00060

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Hello, Marco.

As have already been implied, subject filtering isn't the most reliable
way of handling spam. If spam is getting on you, then I really recommend
installing a bayesian spam filter, especially the one called 'bmf'. The
filter learns what is spam and what isn't, by analyzing your mail and
listen to your commands. After a while, you'll be totally spam free
(which I am now).

A real plus if you happen to use mutt as MUA.

You can find bmf at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/bmf. Let me know
if you're having problem getting it to work, and I'll try to help you.

/Peter
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> How can I set the rule into procmailrc to block ALL Sildenafil topic subject ? Try: :0 * ^Subject:.*Sildenafil.* spam/. Steven Smith, sos22@xxxxxxxxxx pgpZLnsUTHRYb.pgp Description: PGP signature

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With bmf, does it search a spam folder and learn from what you put into it? The thing is I delete good e-mail after I've finished reading it if there's no further use for it but just because I deleted that e-mail doesn't make it properly spam. -- ----- GNU Linux a real operating system with a clu ICQ: 204427655 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

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Re: (F)A "subject" rule for procmail

> With this I want to reply both to you,to Peter Edstrom and to dashielljt. > Well first of all many thanks to all of you for interesting answers,however I > think I solved a lot of problems by upgrading my SpamAssassin from 2.20 to > 2.55 > which includes bayesan filter and a DNS-RBL check against possible spam > sources. > I am testing it at present and I cannot yet say "it works perfectly" but at > least I can affirm that it works much better respect the older version. > I'd like to read and learn more about the RBL feature and run some tests on > this to see if it really works. > > Many thanks again and best Regards. > > Marco In case you want to learn more about spam in general, there are great articles on the subject at www.paulgraham.com. "A Plan For Spam" (http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html) covers the Bayesian approach. For information on blacklist, including RBL, you can read the "Filters vs. Blacklists" article (http://www.paulgraham.com/falsepositives.html). There are also lots of interesting links at the bottom of these pages - time is the only thing that stops you for learning all there is to know. :-) Just FYI, I've heard many people having problem with SpamAssassin but are more than satisfied with bmf. Bmf is more lightweight than SA and known for being easy to configure and so. But the choice if yours, and I won't propagate for bmf... (ehum..) :-) Happy spam-hunting! Best regards, Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

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