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irtheman

Posted 7/23/2004 4:32:25 PM

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I am using IMail 8.12 and I have a rule problem.
If I use the one and only single rule
S!~\s.*!AND!H~\sSubject\:\s!OR!H!~\sSubject\:\s:spam@appsci.com
Every single bit of email goes to spam@appsci.com

Can anyone tell me why and how to fix it?

Below is a log snippet...

Thanks!
Matthew Hanna

20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9001002866f4d) [68.15.48.149] connect 66.218.93.35 port 41934
20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9000d02846f4e) [68.15.48.149] connect 151.197.42.225 port 3590
20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9001002866f4d) [66.218.93.35] HELO web41202.mail.yahoo.com
20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9001002866f4d) [66.218.93.35] MAIL FROM:
20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9001002866f4d) [66.218.93.35] RCPT TO:
20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9001002866f4d) [66.218.93.35] M:\IMAIL\spool\D5df9001002866f4d.SMD 947
20040723 145033 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (5df9001002866f4d) performing antispam checks
20040723 145034 127.0.0.1 SMTP (5df9001002866f4d) processing M:\IMAIL\spool\Q5df9001002866f4d.SMD
20040723 145034 127.0.0.1 SMTP (5df9001002866f4d) Inbound X-IMail-Rule: S!~\s.*!AND!H~\sSubject\:\s!OR!H!~\sSubject\:\s:spam@appsci.com
20040723 145034 127.0.0.1 SMTP (5df9001002866f4d) ldeliver appsci.com spam-main (1) someone@yahoo.com 947
20040723 145034 127.0.0.1 SMTP (5df9001002866f4d) finished M:\IMAIL\spool\Q5df9001002866f4d.SMD status=1

Post #359

Sanford Whiteman

Posted 7/24/2004 1:56:36 AM

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Looks like you're expecting consistent grouping features in rules that aren't really there. Trying to use ANDs and ORs in the same rule will lead to unexpected results. They're designed to be used in separate rules ('x AND y AND z' or 'x OR y OR z,' but not 'x AND y OR z').

--Sandy

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Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist
Broadleaf Systems, a division of
Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc.

Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Remote Mailboxes into Aliases on your IMail MX!
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Post #362

irtheman

Posted 7/26/2004 9:27:19 AM

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Hmmm... Wildly inconvenient. Oh well!
Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try.

Matthew Hanna

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