[TAG] Closed account question

Mon Apr 17 23:30:40 MSD 2006

On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 09:35:57AM -0700, RJ Burke wrote:
> 
> Ben-
> I'm not asking you to fix anything.  I'm only reporting that SOME TAG 
> replies appear to my spam filters as spam. They are not spam - they only 
> appear to be spam.  I've tried to find a way to separate the TAG 
> replies, but this looks to be more complicated that necessary.

Take your pick:

```
# In ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs
whitelist_from tag at lists.linuxgazette.net
'''

```
# In ~/.procmailrc
:0:
* List-Id: .*tag.lists.linuxgazette.net
'''

It doesn't get much simpler than that.

> Let me correct one misunderstanding.  I am able to catch most TAG 
> replies OK.  But SOME subscribers are using domains that appear to be 
> blacklisted.  Therefore my spam filters will see it as a whitelist 
> topic, but a blacklisted  origin.  The reply is bounced. I'm unable to  
> solve the conflict in my spam filters without hiring a consultant.

If you're using Linux, then I may have a lead for you: there's a certain
list that you could write to asking for advice...

If you're not, well, you're right: you're stuck. At which point my
advice about the available range of solutions kicks in.

> Unless the origin. is tied to TAG in the sender field, the reply will be 
> bounced since it appears to be coming from a blackisted source.

And that's not going to change.

> Don't sweat this matter.  If it can't be fixed, just move on. I don't 
> want to make your life too complicated, and you likely have more 
> important things to deal with.  Although I will miss the daily feed, I 
> can live without it.

Right-oh. You're welcome to stay or go, as you like. If all you're
missing is some percentage of replies from specific domains, I'd say
that you're not losing much.

* Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://linuxgazette.net *