Unfortunately, not everyone has the $$ / platform to support such filters, and whilw they're "hot", they're also $$$. As you pointed out, nothing beats simple Netiquette... Jim Harrison MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison/ http://isatools.org Read the help / books / articles! On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:20:19 +0100 "Jason Merrique" <j.merrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: http://www.ISAserver.org Jim, That just means your filter isn't configured properly. If it's a good Bayesian filter, then you should be able to train it to tell the difference between legit HTML email and spam/scam HTML email. Mine works just fine. Whether or not someone uses HTML email is up to them. Having said that though, its bad etiquette to send HTML email to a person, or group of people, who is/are likely to have a problem with it. Though anyone who does so is more likely to be ignorant of the difference between HTML and plain text, than maliciously trying to mess up your spam filter. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 02 April 2004 15:07 To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] HTML-formatted mails to the list http://www.ISAserver.org I have a favor to ask of our esteemed (esteamed?) membership: Please PLEEEEEEZE don't send mail to the list using HTML-formatting. Someone is and their "overly-featureful" mail client is using the kind of HTML-tag obfuscation that's popular with the phishers, spammers and general jackasses out there. Since I'm filtering on just such sequences, I'm dropping some mail from this list, and probably missing some very impotant missives. Unfortunately, my mail server can't apply a general "whitelist" to mail from www.webelists.com (although I've requested it). I don't care what you use to send to me personally (I only render plain text anyway), but PLEEEEEEEEEZE stop sending to lists and newsgroups in HTML... T'anxQ! Jim Harrison MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison/ http://isatools.org Read the help / books / articles! ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: j.merrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')