Q: What are efficient examples to test anti-spam filters?
Everyone missed the point of the question, which, then, of course, isn't
their fault, but, is my fault for not asking clearly enough.
I, like most others, do not wish for any more spam than I already receive.
(Therefore, all the solutions proposed fail the question, because they all
_increase_ the amount of spam received!)
I simply asked if you knew better ways to "manufacture" spam tests to
send to _myself_ so I could test _my_ filters.
I proposed, essentially, two methods that currently work:
a) Creating a test file (header & body); then, sending it to myself
(using formail & procmail) to test if my filter catches the test.
b) Creating a new message, header & body, thru interactive commands
to sendmaili, to test if my filter catches the test.
All I asked was, more directly:
Q: Are there better ways to create and send test mail to myself that
appear to come from a variety of other places and contain a variety
of email headers that I can change at will to test my filters.
c) ?
The key point is that I am creating the message and I am sending
the message -- I don't wish to receive more spam or to send spam.
If there are no better ways, so be it.
Thanks, as always,
John Gianni
jjg(_at_)cadence(_dot_)com