Bug 4999 – Forum->mail gateway generates From: address that looks very spammy

Bug 4999 - Forum->mail gateway generates From: address that looks very spammy

Summary:

Forum->mail gateway generates From: address that looks very spammy

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Product:	lists.slimdevices.com
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Email
Version:	unspecified
Platform:	All All

Importance:	P2 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Blackketter Dean

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Reported:	2007-05-12 06:14 UTC by Marc Sherman
Modified:	2010-03-22 08:24 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Marc Sherman 2007-05-12 06:14:50 UTC

The From: addresses generated by the forum->mail gateway look very spammy according to spamassassin. All gated messages from the slimserver forums default to a score of 3.8 because of that from address format:

	2.5 FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS      From: ends in many numbers
	1.3 FROM_LOCAL_HEX         From: localpart has long hexadecimal sequence

Comment 1 Michael Herger 2007-05-12 14:25:17 UTC

I think this is a feature not a bug: mail addresses are obfuscated to prevent harvesting by bots. I've added lists.slimdevices.com to spamassassin's whitelist.

Comment 2 Marc Sherman 2007-05-13 05:47:42 UTC

Whitelisting the forum seems unwise; it attracts a lot of spam. In fact, it's by a wide margin the spammiest mailing list I subscribe to.

Obfuscation is fine (though fruitless, IMO). It would be nice if the obfuscation algorithm was modified in a way that didn't trigger +3.8 points in SA, though.

Comment 3 KDF 2007-05-13 10:14:36 UTC

best take this up with those who write the forum software, no?

Comment 4 Chris Owens 2010-03-22 08:24:59 UTC

In any case, customization of the forums is pretty much beyond our capabilities at the moment.  We can revisit this decision if needed.