[ARC5] Mail List "Spam" Filter- Need Guidance.

[Ken]

Mike;
     Yes, your right, I missed that when I responded..

On 10/19/2011 09:16 AM, Mike Hanz wrote:
> The issue was not *receiving* junk or spam mail, Ken.  It was sending a
> reply to the reflector and having the *reflector* label it as junk or
> spam, thus not posting it.  I've experienced that myself, and after
> writing a long post, it is certainly frustrating.  Unfortunately, the
> "dirty word" filter for most ISPs or reflector hosts isn't public.
> Spammers sometimes get around that limitation by putting bogus
> characters in the word, like spelling "radio" like this: "r at d1o"  but
> the reason for a particular word being used to label spammers isn't an
> exact science.  That's all David was trying to discover.  He uses
> Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0, based on a look at his source e-mails.
>
> 73,
> Mike
>
> On 10/19/2011 9:27 AM, Ken wrote:
>> David;
>>         What do you use to read  your E-mail?  Are you using Gmail,
>> Yahoo?  If your using an E-mail address through your ISP, (POP/SMTP)
>> Thunderbird will do everything you are looking for.
>>       It has a JUNK mail filter that learns which E-mail address or
>> Subject you want to junk.  It has an option to not "JUNK" anyone on your
>> address book.   Thunderbird has real good help section on their WEB page.
>>
>>
>> On 10/18/2011 12:33 PM, David Stinson wrote:
>>> Can someone point me to a document that outlines
>>> how these blasted mail-list "spam" filters work?
>>> Several times I've had posts blocked and, since I never
>>> get a "blocked because" message, I can't tell what innocent
>>> word or phrase set the darned thing off.  I once wasted hours
>>> trying to re-write something before discovering the problem.
>>> I know we need a spam filter, and replying to spam
>>> gets you more spam.  But I need some clues at least, please.
>>> Isn't there a "safe senders' list option??
>>>
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