Re: [Exim] Removing spamassassin headers from incoming mail

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Author: Calum Mackay
Date:  
To: Sheldon Hearn
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Removing spamassassin headers from incoming mail
Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> My Exim w/ exiscan-acl server adds an X-Spam-Score header, which my
> client filter then uses to test whether a message should be filed in my
> Spam folder. I always include the X-Spam-Score, so that the scoring for
> false negatives can be analyzed.
>
> However, my filter uses the first X-Spam-Score header it sees. If
> a spammer sends me mail with an X-Spam-Score that says the message
> isn't spam, my filter believes that, because it readds the spammer's
> X-Spam-Score header before it reads the one my server added.


You could try using a more custom header for your score; e.g:
X-$primary_hostname-Spam-Score, and refererence this in your filter, and
in your analysis.

cheers,
c.