zhenech

I need help understanding #SpamAssassin
I have a mail here that got scored with RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.408

Looking at https://github.com/apache/spamassassin/blob/d8b971c6432eba0ec1d5fcf89e61f3551b6446cd/rules/20_dnsbl_tests.cf#L159-L162 this seems to mean that Validity told me to fuck off (fair, I don't pay them), but why does that increase the score of the mail?
The score matches https://github.com/apache/spamassassin/blob/d8b971c6432eba0ec1d5fcf89e61f3551b6446cd/rulesrc/scores/72_scores.cf#L328 and I see no score for RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED there.
There is a 0 score in https://github.com/apache/spamassassin/blob/d8b971c6432eba0ec1d5fcf89e61f3551b6446cd/rules/50_scores.cf#L520 which implies that check should be disabled anyway?

spamassassin/rules/20_dnsbl_tests.cf at d8b971c6432eba0ec1d5fcf89e61f3551b6446cd · apache/spamassassin

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Mar 14 at 1:24pmWeb
Show threadzhenechMar 14

First mail with a "high" score from that rule is from 28 Feb 2026, the last with a low (0.001) score is from 8 Feb 2026

What happened in between?!

Show threadzhenechMar 14
I guess the winner is https://github.com/apache/spamassassin/commit/383b05aeefb685ed732124173b85627f3a61bd9b which changes
score RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED 0.001 # force non-zero
to
score RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED 0.798
wat?
updated scores for revision 1931870 active rules added since last mas… · apache/spamassassin@383b05a

…s-check git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/trunk@1931878 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

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Show threadzhenechMar 14
This is now https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=8376
Log in to SA Bugzilla

Show threadzhenechMar 14
And added
dns_query_restriction deny bl.score.senderscore.com sa-accredit.habeas.com sa-trusted.bondedsender.org
to /etc/spamassassin/local.cf
Show threadzhenechMar 14
This thread was brought to you by "why the fuck does the pizza order confirmation mail not show up in my inbox?!"
Show threadzhenech1d ago

Seems that wasn't enough.

DIRECT_LOW_CONTRAST=2.499 since r1931861 is placing Grafana notifications into spam.

Show threadKlaus UmbachMar 14
@zhenech people are still using spamassassin in 2026? srsly?
Show threadzhenechMar 14
@treibholz y not
Show threadKlaus UmbachMar 14

@zhenech because rspamd.

maybe 10 years ago, SA became so bad in detecting spam (or spam became too good for SA), that I switched - at least in my bubble nobody uses it anmore.

Show threadAlexander Janßen1d ago
@zhenech suoprise pizza!
Show threadAlexander Janßen1d ago
@zhenech 🤦