The Well installed SpamAssassin while I was on vacation in Big Sur. It flags possible spam by inserting headers that your mail reader can use to segregate suspect email. SpamAssassin works pretty well; I've only seen about 5-10 percent false positives. In terms of false negatives, it manages to snare about 70-75 percent of spam, based on my informal review so far. I'm on House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt's press list. Read on for SpamAssassin's deconstruction of a Gephardt missive from this morning. -Declan --- From: "Leader, Democratic" <Democratic.Leaderat_private> To: Subject: (SPAM?) GEPHARDT TO JOIN FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF 9/11 FOR RALLY TOMORROW Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 13:05:10 -0400 Return-Receipt-To: "Leader, Democratic" <Democratic.Leaderat_private> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C210A0.FAC743D0" X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=6.6 required=5.0 tests=TO_EMPTY,TO_MALFORMED,MIME_NULL_BLOCK,LINES_OF_YELLING,LINES_OF_YELLING_2,LINES_OF_YELLING_3,BIG_FONT,ASCII_FORM_ENTRY,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS version=2.20 X-Spam-Flag: YES X-Spam-Level: ****** X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.20 (devel $Id: SpamAssassin.pm,v 1.77 2002/04/06 19:28:30 hughescr Exp $) X-Spam-Report: Detailed Report SPAM: -------------------- Start SpamAssassin results ------------------ SPAM: The WELL is now running spam tagging software called SpamAssassin. SPAM: This software has flagged this message as probable spam. For more SPAM: information on SpamAssassin on The WELL, lease see the <spam.> SPAM: conference. [Server 2] SPAM: SPAM: Configure SpamAssassin at http://www.well.com/utils SPAM: SPAM: Content analysis details: (6.6 hits, 5 required) SPAM: Hit! (2.5 points) To: is empty SPAM: Hit! (0.3 points) To: has a malformed address SPAM: Hit! (0.2 points) BODY: Correct for MIME 'null block' SPAM: Hit! (0.5 points) BODY: A WHOLE LINE OF YELLING DETECTED SPAM: Hit! (0.6 points) BODY: 2 WHOLE LINES OF YELLING DETECTED SPAM: Hit! (-1.5 points) BODY: 3 WHOLE LINES OF YELLING DETECTED SPAM: Hit! (2.1 points) BODY: FONT Size +2 and up or 3 and up SPAM: Hit! (0.0 points) BODY: Contains an ASCII-formatted form SPAM: Hit! (1.9 points) Subject is all capitals SPAM: SPAM: -------------------- End of SpamAssassin results ----------------- X-UIDL: a43f74f29821338a56a7dc241a0e4d37 * * * * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * * * * NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER ______________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt Monday, June 10, 2002 H-204, U.S. Capitol <http://democraticleader.house.gov/>http://democraticleader.house.gov/ GEPHARDT TO JOIN FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF 9/11 FOR RALLY TOMORROW A coalition of organizations representing the families of 9/11 victims has invited House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt to rally with them tomorrow in support of an independent commission to investigate the handling of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2002 TIME: 12:00 noon (Gephardt Speaks) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Rally) WHERE: UPPER SENATE PARK Corner of Constitution and Delaware ### Contact: Erik Smith/Kori Bernards (202)225-0100 (more) For Immediate Release: Contact: Stephen Push 202-257-1252 www.familiesofseptember11.org 9/11 Families to Rally on Capitol Hill for Independent Commission WHO: A coalition of organizations representing families of the Sept. 11 victims, including September 11th Advocates, Families of September 11, the Skyscraper Safety Campaign, and Voices of September 11th. WHAT: A rally to support establishment of an independent, bipartisan commission that would have a broad mandate to study events surrounding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and make recommendations to improve prevention of and response to future attacks. WHEN: Tuesday, June 11, 2002, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. WHERE: Upper Senate Park on the corner of Constitution and Delaware Avenues, Washington, D.C. SPEAKERS: Senators Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), and Hilary Clinton (D-N.Y.); Representatives Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), Tim Roemer (D-Ind.), Rush Holt (D-N.J.), and Chris Shays (R-Conn.); and advocates representing the Sept. 11 families, families of the Pan Am 103 victims, and flight attendants. BACKGROUND: On December 20, Senators Lieberman and McCain introduced a bill that would establish a 14-member panel of experts not currently in government service to evaluate facts relating to intelligence, law enforcement, diplomacy, border control, commercial aviation, the flow of assets to terrorist organizations, and any other matters relevant to the Sept. 11 attacks. Co-sponsors of the bill include Senators Torricelli, Grassley, Corzine, and Clinton. On May 20, Representative Roemer introduced a bill that would establish a 10-member commission to study the attacks. So far, the House bill has 76 co-sponsors. Representative Shays and others are calling on President George W. Bush to appoint a presidential commission to investigate the attacks. The coalition supports the establishment of an independent commission because: -- The nation cannot effectively prevent or respond to future attacks without adequate knowledge of the problems that led to the Sept. 11 tragedy. -- The victims' families and the public deserve to know the facts concerning the most devastating act of terrorism against Americans in history. -- Only an independent commission can conduct the study in an atmosphere free from political pressure. -- Only a comprehensive study can provide the "big picture" view needed for an integrated approach to homeland security and the war on terrorism. The coalition wants the commission to take a broad view of the issues, including actions taken by Congress and past administrations. It also wants the commission to avoid a potentially divisive search for individuals to blame; the focus should be on improving the nation's security. The victims' families believe that saving lives is the only way to ensure that their loved ones will not have died in vain. The coalition applauds the Senate and House intelligence committees and other congressional committees that are undertaking investigations and oversight of various areas relating to homeland security and anti-terrorism efforts. The families believe those investigations should continue and would be complemented by an independent commission report. Independent commission reports were prepared after the Pearl Harbor attack, the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and other tragic events in the nation's history. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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