SpamKiller polls the mail server before my client does and weeds out the spam. Given that, for example, you sent your response e:mail to both the list and to me, I now have two copies. The smartlist directed reply automatically gets accepted because it comes from a "friend". The second copy, or a copy CCd to the list would get put into the SpamKiller accepted mail because of the header information, but it appears there along side other messages which the spam filter couldn't detect, but which are in fact, spam.
As I've said, the smartlist mailing list is the only list out of 6 that I subscribe to which does not put a tag in the subject line, and given the number of e:mail messages that were sent directly to me on this subject, I can only assume that many other people would prefer it as well. But alas, I don't run this list, I only receive its benefits, so I guess I (and everyone else) have to take the coal along with the sugar.
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:20:13 -0500, Richard G. Ball wrote:
>On [2003-Feb-19] Gyan Penrose-Kafka <gyan@zenmonkey.net> wrote:
>> How about considering problems from alternate perspectives
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>Sounds like good advice...
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>> The issue on my end is as a way to quickly isolate spam from legitimate and useful messages
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>Why not apply your advice to this very problem?
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>Experience has shown that the best approach is to first remove all the email *known* to be good ( i.e. not spam) from the stream and then apply your spam filters (or spamassassin or spamkiller or spamboinker or...) to the remainder. Less work for you, less work for your filters.
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>I chose smartlist as my listmanager (quite some time ago now) because it allowed be to configure my lists the way I want them to be and anyone else who has the software has that same opportunity. I did spend some time learning the background to some of the choices though so I could make informed decisions about those setup options. Since I work on a unix platform I have a much wider choice of tools to manage my email than others might have so I am free to rewrite the subject lines on my incoming email (should I choose to) and add all sorts of things. Perhaps if your email is proving to be a management problem you might want to consider moving to a platform that gives you more options to help you get it under control.
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>Rich
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