[spambayes-bugs] [ spambayes-Bugs-1113106 ] Spambayes can INCREASE spam - change required

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Bugs item #1113106, was opened at 2005-01-31 11:32
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Category: Outlook
Group: 1.0.1
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: the-moog (the-moog)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Spambayes can INCREASE spam - change required

Initial Comment:
Hi,

Spambayes defaults to scanning one folder for 
incomming email, usually 'inbox', then moving that email 
to a different folder if it is detected as spam - as we all 
know, this works very well.

If you have auto-preview turned on, then the email is 
moved AFTER the preview, meaning that any embedded 
HTML in the email is processed.  This email can make a 
connection to a remove server, effectively 
authenticating the email address as valid for the 
spammer.


The solutuion should be to change the way Spambayes 
filters email in outlook, either by using a temporary inbox 
and email rules, or by disabling HTML or auto-preview 
before the email is checked.

Since installing spambayes my daily quantity of spam has 
doubled!!

Regards,
Jason (the-moog)

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