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fornax.hu wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> It is possible that I misunderstand something but I
used in RC5 this
> address to forward spam mails from users to teaching
our bayes and it
> worked well! I asked reply or forward only, because I
remember in old RC5
That was never the intended use for a spamtrap address. As
we've said
before,
that introduces extra elements to the message which trains
your bayes in a
somewhat incorrect fashion.
I suppose it may work a little for bayes training, but the
bigger issue is
reporting. If you use a spamtrap in this manner, do NOT
report it to third
parties like spamcop, DCC, or razor, as it will be
misinterpreted as spam
coming
from you.
- From the help file for RC5:
Spamtrap lets you tell Maia that all of the mail you receive
at all of the
addresses linked to this account is spam, because you don't
use these
addresses
for any legitimate mail. These addresses are only used as
spam-bait for
automated address harvesters, and should only be advertised
in ways that
human
beings will not mistake for a legitimate address. Use this
setting with
caution, and only if you know what you're doing--if you
activate this
feature,
you will not receive any mail atany of the addresses linked
to this
account,
since everything will be reported automatically as spam.
Notice that it describes the address as spam-bait.
- --
David Morton
Maia Mailguard -