Author: AlAl
Date: Feb 25, 2007 12:21
On Feb 24, 1:56 pm, huey.calli...@ gmail.com wrote: >
> So? TheDCConly measures 'bulk'. Mailing lists, legitimate or
> otherwise, will always hit on theDCC. That's why you need to have a
> whitelist of known-good bulk senders if you're using it.
>
> The problem occurs when those spamtraps report to DNSBLs that have
> automated listings based on those trap hits, like SORBS, Spamcop, &c.
>
>> It's interesting to explain to users why SpamAssassin tags mailing
>> list traffic following positive responses fromDCC.
>
> "It's bulk. That's what theDCCmeasures. It's a necessary but not
> sufficient condition for spam."? ...that's not very interesting.
Just to re-iterate what Huey says here. DCC isn't a spam filter. It's
a bulk filter. It would even block SPAM-L and an email feed of NANAE
and NANAB, if enough people subscribed to it. If you're going to use
DCC, you have to also whitelist mail sources you want. This is very
clearly spelled out on the DCC website: http://www.rhyolite.com/anti-spam/dcc/
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