Author: jm
Date: Wed Jun 29 17:39:50 2005
New Revision: 202457
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=202457&view=rev
Log:
updated the change-summary section for upcoming release
Modified:
spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary
Modified: spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary?rev=202457&r1=202456&r2=202457&view=diff
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--- spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary (original)
+++ spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary Wed Jun 29 17:39:50 2005
@@ -6,27 +6,71 @@
SpamAssassin is a mail filter which uses advanced statistical and
heuristic tests to identify spam (also known as unsolicited bulk email).
+
Highlights of the release
-------------------------
- - SpamAssassin is now part of the Apache Software Foundation and has an
- improved software license, the 2.0 version of the Apache License.
+- Apache preforking algorithm adopted; number of spamd child processes is now
+ scaled, according to demand. This provides better VM behaviour when not
+ under peak load.
+
+- added PostgreSQL, MySQL 4.1+, and local SDBM file Bayes storage modules. SQL
+ storage is now recommended for Bayes, instead of DB_File. NDBM_File support
+ has been dropped due to a major bug in that module.
+
+- detect legitimate SMTP AUTH submission, to avoid false positives on
+ Dynablock-style rules.
+
+- new Advance Fee Fraud (419 scam) rules.
+
+- removed use of the Storable module, due to several reported hangs on SMP
+ Linux machines.
+
+- new plugins: DomainKeys (off by default), MIMEHeader: a new plugin to perform
+ tests against header in internal MIME structure, ReplaceTags: plugin by Felix
+ Bauer to support fuzzy text matching, WhiteListSubject: plugin added to
+ support user whitelists by Subject header.
+
+- TextCat language guesser moved to a plugin. This means "ok_languages"
+ is no longer part of the core engine.
+
+- AccessDB, Pyzor: moved to their own plugins to trim down the core engine.
+
+- Razor: disable Razor2 support by default per our policy, since the
+ service is not free for non-personal use. It's trivial to reenable.
+
+- DCC: disable DCC for similar reasons, due to new license terms.
+
+- Net::DNS bug: high load caused answer packets to be mixed up and delivered as
+ answers to the wrong request, causing false positives. worked around.
+
+- DNSBL lookups and other DNS operations are now more efficient, by using a
+ custom single-socket event-based model instead of Net::DNS.
+
+- add support for accreditation services, including Habeas v2.
+
+- better URI parsing -- many evasion tricks now caught.
+
+- mass-check now supports reusing realtime DNSBL hit results, and sample-based
+ Bayes autolearning emulation, to reduce complexity.
+
+- sa-learn, spamassassin and mass-check now have progress bars.
+
+- modify header ordering for DomainKeys compatibility, by placing markup
+ headers at the top of the message instead at the bottom of the list.
+
+- spamd/spamc now support remote Bayes training, and reporting spam.
+
+- spamc now supports reading its flags from a configuration file using the -F
+ switch, contributed by John Madden.
- - SpamAssassin now includes support for SPF (the Sender Policy Framework,
- http://spf.pobox.com/).
+- added SPF-based whitelisting.
- - Web site links contained in the message are checked against SURBL and
- SBL. SURBL and SBL track sites that advertise with spam, known spam
- sources, and spam services.
+- Polish rules contributed by Radoslaw Stachowiak.
- - The new 3.0 architecture allows third-parties to easily add plugin modules.
+- many rule changes and additions.
- - There is now SQL database support for both the Bayes and auto-whitelist
- modules, allowing more large sites to easily deploy SpamAssassin.
- - A more accurate simulation of email client handling of MIME and HTML
- improves our accuracy. In addition, there is better detection and
- handling of spammer techniques that try to trick anti-spam software.
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Date: Wed Jun 29 17:39:50 2005
New Revision: 202457
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=202457&view=rev
Log:
updated the change-summary section for upcoming release
Modified:
spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary
Modified: spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary?rev=202457&r1=202456&r2=202457&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary (original)
+++ spamassassin/trunk/build/3.1.0_change_summary Wed Jun 29 17:39:50 2005
@@ -6,27 +6,71 @@
SpamAssassin is a mail filter which uses advanced statistical and
heuristic tests to identify spam (also known as unsolicited bulk email).
+
Highlights of the release
-------------------------
- - SpamAssassin is now part of the Apache Software Foundation and has an
- improved software license, the 2.0 version of the Apache License.
+- Apache preforking algorithm adopted; number of spamd child processes is now
+ scaled, according to demand. This provides better VM behaviour when not
+ under peak load.
+
+- added PostgreSQL, MySQL 4.1+, and local SDBM file Bayes storage modules. SQL
+ storage is now recommended for Bayes, instead of DB_File. NDBM_File support
+ has been dropped due to a major bug in that module.
+
+- detect legitimate SMTP AUTH submission, to avoid false positives on
+ Dynablock-style rules.
+
+- new Advance Fee Fraud (419 scam) rules.
+
+- removed use of the Storable module, due to several reported hangs on SMP
+ Linux machines.
+
+- new plugins: DomainKeys (off by default), MIMEHeader: a new plugin to perform
+ tests against header in internal MIME structure, ReplaceTags: plugin by Felix
+ Bauer to support fuzzy text matching, WhiteListSubject: plugin added to
+ support user whitelists by Subject header.
+
+- TextCat language guesser moved to a plugin. This means "ok_languages"
+ is no longer part of the core engine.
+
+- AccessDB, Pyzor: moved to their own plugins to trim down the core engine.
+
+- Razor: disable Razor2 support by default per our policy, since the
+ service is not free for non-personal use. It's trivial to reenable.
+
+- DCC: disable DCC for similar reasons, due to new license terms.
+
+- Net::DNS bug: high load caused answer packets to be mixed up and delivered as
+ answers to the wrong request, causing false positives. worked around.
+
+- DNSBL lookups and other DNS operations are now more efficient, by using a
+ custom single-socket event-based model instead of Net::DNS.
+
+- add support for accreditation services, including Habeas v2.
+
+- better URI parsing -- many evasion tricks now caught.
+
+- mass-check now supports reusing realtime DNSBL hit results, and sample-based
+ Bayes autolearning emulation, to reduce complexity.
+
+- sa-learn, spamassassin and mass-check now have progress bars.
+
+- modify header ordering for DomainKeys compatibility, by placing markup
+ headers at the top of the message instead at the bottom of the list.
+
+- spamd/spamc now support remote Bayes training, and reporting spam.
+
+- spamc now supports reading its flags from a configuration file using the -F
+ switch, contributed by John Madden.
- - SpamAssassin now includes support for SPF (the Sender Policy Framework,
- http://spf.pobox.com/).
+- added SPF-based whitelisting.
- - Web site links contained in the message are checked against SURBL and
- SBL. SURBL and SBL track sites that advertise with spam, known spam
- sources, and spam services.
+- Polish rules contributed by Radoslaw Stachowiak.
- - The new 3.0 architecture allows third-parties to easily add plugin modules.
+- many rule changes and additions.
- - There is now SQL database support for both the Bayes and auto-whitelist
- modules, allowing more large sites to easily deploy SpamAssassin.
- - A more accurate simulation of email client handling of MIME and HTML
- improves our accuracy. In addition, there is better detection and
- handling of spammer techniques that try to trick anti-spam software.
Downloading
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