Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:43:19 -0400
From: CHRISTOPHER WEIS
To: all
Subject: spamwords and attachments
Newsgroups: win.server.smtp.&.avs
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I am noticing an occassional issue of the spamwords file is catching a word that is inside of an attachment. These words are part of the jumble that
makes up the attachment part of the message, and are usually false positives.

Is there a way to ensure the spamwords file doesn't scan the attachment
part of a message?
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Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:55:09 -0400
From: HECTOR SANTOS
To: CHRISTOPHER WEIS
Subject: Re: spamwords and attachments
Newsgroups: win.server.smtp.&.avs
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The problem is that the attachment is part of the "BODY" and SMTPFILTER-CHECKWORDS is a simply word checker.

It doesn't "break up" the message its its MIME parts to determine which part
of the message body to search.

I've been working in a more sophiscated version of this WCX but I was trying
to avoid adding overhead in MIME processing during the incoming mail
process. So it probably has to be a little less simpler than a full MIME Processor where it has to break up all the parts.

What I try to do is use spaces around the keywords like

" XXXXX "

if that applies.

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HLS



<CHRISTOPHER WEIS> wrote in message news:1154436199.46.0@winserver.com...

I am noticing an occassional issue of the spamwords file is catching a

word

that is inside of an attachment. These words are part of the jumble that makes up the attachment part of the message, and are usually false

positives.

Is there a way to ensure the spamwords file doesn't scan the attachment
part of a message?

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Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:55:48 -0400
From: CHRISTOPHER WEIS
To: HECTOR SANTOS
Subject: Re: spamwords and attachments
Newsgroups: win.server.smtp.&.avs
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The spaces in quotes help alot. I've been slowly creating a new spamwords
file that seems to be more effective especially using the quotes for each
word I am looking for. I'd love not to use the mime option but I get too many complaints about multiple attachments and such, so mime stays on.

Thanks!
-Chris



On 8/12/06 7:55 PM, HECTOR SANTOS wrote to CHRISTOPHER WEIS:

| The problem is that the attachment is part of the "BODY" and
| SMTPFILTER-CHECKWORDS is a simply word checker.
|
| It doesn't "break up" the message its its MIME parts to determine which part | of the message body to search.
|
| I've been working in a more sophiscated version of this WCX but I was trying | to avoid adding overhead in MIME processing during the incoming mail
| process. So it probably has to be a little less simpler than a full MIME
| Processor where it has to break up all the parts.
|
| What I try to do is use spaces around the keywords like
|
| " XXXXX "
|
| if that applies.
|
| ---
| HLS
|
|
|
| <CHRISTOPHER WEIS> wrote in message
news:1154436199.46.0@winserver.com...
| > I am noticing an occassional issue of the spamwords file is catching a
| word
| > that is inside of an attachment. These words are part of the jumble that
| > makes up the attachment part of the message, and are usually false
| positives.
| >
| > Is there a way to ensure the spamwords file doesn't scan the attachment
| > part of a message?
|


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