I'm the systems admin for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and I'm using razor
running under spam assassin there and one my own personal server. Generally it
works fine with near 0 false positives - except - that almost all the false
positives I've seen are on messages that originated at EFF.
So - I am wondering why RAZOR is catching EFF email and how is this happening.
Below is an example of what I'm talking about.
X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1
Subject: [E-IP] HP backs off DMCA threat - CNET.com
SPAM: Content analysis details:   (7.1 hits, 5 required)
SPAM: MAILTO_LINK        (0.1 points)  BODY: Includes a URL link to send an
SPAM: RAZOR_CHECK        (7.0 points)  Listed in Razor, see
Hewlett-Packard Thursday abandoned legal threats it made against security
analysts who publicized flaws in the company's software.
In a statement released late Thursday, HP said it would not use the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a controversial copyright law, to pursue a
loosely-organized team of researchers who demonstrated a bug in the company's
The following is the company's statement:
1) HP is committed to protecting our customer's security environments.
2) We have verified that there is a security vulnerability with Tru64 UNIX, the
details of which were brought to our attention July 18. The problem has now been
isolated and HP has been preparing a fix, which will be available within the
3) We won't comment on the specifics of our discussions with SnoSoft. However,
we take our customers' security requirements very seriously and have a strong
track record following industry-standard security practices.
4) Where and how the DMCA should be applied is a matter of great controversy.
The reported letter to SnoSoft was not consistent or indicative of HP's policy.
We can say emphatically that HP will not use the DMCA to stifle research or
impede the flow of information that would benefit our customers and improve
Robin D. Gross - Cyberspace Attorney @ Law - Intellectual Property
Director - Campaign for Audiovisual Free Expression (CAFE)
454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110