SPAM filter

With MyMail spam filter turned on you will get spam mail deleted and never downloaded from the server.


Order of spam filter:
  • Skip check of mail from MyMAIL (*)
    Mail sent by MyMAIL will not be spam tested.
  • Friend test (*)
    If the from address is found in the addressbook the spam check is aborted.
  • Tests site/ip filter. (*)
    Tests site or IP address.
    Make sure that you not will get any real messages from the selected IP and/or sites.
  • Tests the mail subject tag against spams.kil file and tests from tag against the spamf.kil and spams.kil file.
  • Tests mail body for banned words (*)
    Only 20 lines are tested of the mail.
  • Tests x-mailer for "eGroups Message Poster" (*)
    Messages sent "eGroups Message Poster" are just spam.
  • Sends spam report (*)
    This sends a spam report to the detected site.
    Please read about the automatic spam-reporting function
    WARNING:Mail will be reported without any warnings.

  • Delete mail (*)
    If spam is detected it will be deleted.
    (Note that if this function is unselected a angry smily will indicate spam and if reported it will be delete marked)
    WARNING:Mail will be deleted at receive without any warnings.

(*)=If selected


MyMAIL is looking for banned words/addresses:
  • words stated in the file spams.kil in the Subject line and the From line.
  • Then it is looking for addresses stated in the file spamf.kil in the From line.

Add more "spam" words to the spams.kil file if you like by clicking in the "Banned word list" button but think twice before adding the "kill word".
One word or combination of words per line.

Add more addresses to the spamf.kil file if you like by clicking in the "Spam addresses" button but think twice before adding the "kill address".
One address per line.
Example:
If you like to delete all mail from the BestSourceMedia.cc do type BestSourceMedia.cc in one line and all mail from that spam place will be deleted.


Banned strings
MyMAIL looks for the banned strings in the addresses and subjects so it must not be a complete string.
The filter also makes a test by removing some chars like ,.*~;:"_- and and replaces for example 0 to O. This makes it possible to detect spam that can look like this v_i.aG*r~a or 0rgasm.
Example: If Viagra is stated in the spams.kil file in one line then mymail will delete mail all mails containing viagra anyware in the subject file (like Buy viagra today).

Do not do this
If you state an @ alone in one line of the spamf.kil file then will all mail be deleted.
In general do not enter simple single words like Sex in the filter as you will get hits on for example susex.

Slowdown
With these functions turned on it will obvious be slower as the program gets more to check for every mail.

Optimization
:
  • Automatic Re-ordering of the spams.kil file to have the last found spam hits in the start of file. (Can be tured off by editing the mymail.set file.
    change the SPAMCHECK_OPTIMIZER=YES to SPAMCHECK_OPTIMIZER=NO)
  • The spams.kil file is cached in RAM disk if possible. (Can be tured off by editing the mymail.set file.
    change the SPAMCHECK_RAMCACHE=YES to SPAMCHECK_RAMCACHE=NO)

Related things

  • Manual spam reporting
  • automatic spam-reporting function
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