[Exim] Re: Spam Reply

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Author: Bernard Massot
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To: exim-users
Subject: [Exim] Re: Spam Reply
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:55:01AM +0200, Kevin Moschallski wrote:
> Suresh Ramasubramanian schrieb:
>
> >Kevin Moschallski wrote:
> >
> >>Hi i am using Exim 3.35 (debian woody) with amavis-ng and
> >>spamassassin.know what i want to is that every mail wich is tagged as
> >>spam is replied to the sender with a standard text where the sender is
> >>asked to resend his message if it isnt spam with a subject like
> >>foo-nospam.the reply is no problem but how can i set up a filter in exim
> >>that messages with such a subject aren't catched by the spamassassin
> >>director?
> >
> >
> >Don't do this.
> >
> >A lot - and I mean a lot - of spam is sent out with forged addresses
> >in the envelope sender.
> >
> >    srs

> >
> >
> >
> Yes but many mails comming from companies such as reseller request or
> sth. are tagged as spam because the dont follow the rules i want to send
> them back the spamassassin result and give them a possibility to resend
> their message.

You should increase your threshold. But don't reply to spam because most
of spam mails use a forged From: adress, and if it's not forged, the
spammer would know you received his mail and would send even more spam
to you.
--
Bernard Massot