2007-08-19 Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.stonybrook.edu>
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1 ;;; mh-junk.el --- MH-E interface to anti-spam measures
3 ;; Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Satyaki Das <satyaki@theforce.stanford.edu>,
6 ;; Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
7 ;; Maintainer: Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
8 ;; Keywords: mail, spam
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27 ;;; Commentary:
29 ;; Spam handling in MH-E.
31 ;;; Change Log:
33 ;;; Code:
35 (require 'mh-e)
36 (require 'mh-scan)
37 (mh-require-cl)
39 ;;;###mh-autoload
40 (defun mh-junk-blacklist (range)
41 "Blacklist RANGE as spam.
43 This command trains the spam program in use (see the option
44 `mh-junk-program') with the content of RANGE and then handles the
45 message(s) as specified by the option `mh-junk-disposition'.
47 Check the documentation of `mh-interactive-range' to see how RANGE is
48 read in interactive use.
50 For more information about using your particular spam fighting
51 program, see:
53 - `mh-spamassassin-blacklist'
54 - `mh-bogofilter-blacklist'
55 - `mh-spamprobe-blacklist'"
56 (interactive (list (mh-interactive-range "Blacklist")))
57 (let ((blacklist-func (nth 1 (assoc mh-junk-choice mh-junk-function-alist))))
58 (unless blacklist-func
59 (error "Customize `mh-junk-program' appropriately"))
60 (let ((dest (cond ((null mh-junk-disposition) nil)
61 ((equal mh-junk-disposition "") "+")
62 ((eq (aref mh-junk-disposition 0) ?+)
63 mh-junk-disposition)
64 ((eq (aref mh-junk-disposition 0) ?@)
65 (concat mh-current-folder "/"
66 (substring mh-junk-disposition 1)))
67 (t (concat "+" mh-junk-disposition)))))
68 (mh-iterate-on-range msg range
69 (message "Blacklisting message %d..." msg)
70 (funcall (symbol-function blacklist-func) msg)
71 (message "Blacklisting message %d...done" msg)
72 (if (not (memq msg mh-seen-list))
73 (setq mh-seen-list (cons msg mh-seen-list)))
74 (if dest
75 (mh-refile-a-msg nil (intern dest))
76 (mh-delete-a-msg nil)))
77 (mh-next-msg))))
79 ;;;###mh-autoload
80 (defun mh-junk-whitelist (range)
81 "Whitelist RANGE as ham.
83 This command reclassifies the RANGE as ham if it were incorrectly
84 classified as spam (see the option `mh-junk-program'). It then
85 refiles the message into the \"+inbox\" folder.
87 Check the documentation of `mh-interactive-range' to see how
88 RANGE is read in interactive use."
89 (interactive (list (mh-interactive-range "Whitelist")))
90 (let ((whitelist-func (nth 2 (assoc mh-junk-choice mh-junk-function-alist))))
91 (unless whitelist-func
92 (error "Customize `mh-junk-program' appropriately"))
93 (mh-iterate-on-range msg range
94 (message "Whitelisting message %d..." msg)
95 (funcall (symbol-function whitelist-func) msg)
96 (message "Whitelisting message %d...done" msg)
97 (mh-refile-a-msg nil (intern mh-inbox)))
98 (mh-next-msg)))
102 ;; Spamassassin Interface
104 (defvar mh-spamassassin-executable (executable-find "spamassassin"))
105 (defvar mh-sa-learn-executable (executable-find "sa-learn"))
107 ;;;###mh-autoload
108 (defun mh-spamassassin-blacklist (msg)
109 "Blacklist MSG with SpamAssassin.
111 SpamAssassin is one of the more popular spam filtering programs.
112 Get it from your local distribution or from
113 http://spamassassin.org/.
115 To use SpamAssassin, add the following recipes to
116 \".procmailrc\":
118 PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/mh
119 MAILDIR=$HOME/`mhparam Path`
121 # Fight spam with SpamAssassin.
122 :0fw
123 | spamc
125 # Anything with a spam level of 10 or more is junked immediately.
127 * ^X-Spam-Level: ..........
128 /dev/null
131 * ^X-Spam-Status: Yes
132 spam/.
134 If you don't use \"spamc\", use \"spamassassin -P -a\".
136 Note that one of the recipes above throws away messages with a
137 score greater than or equal to 10. Here's how you can determine a
138 value that works best for you.
140 First, run \"spamassassin -t\" on every mail message in your
141 archive and use Gnumeric to verify that the average plus the
142 standard deviation of good mail is under 5, the SpamAssassin
143 default for \"spam\".
145 Using Gnumeric, sort the messages by score and view the messages
146 with the highest score. Determine the score which encompasses all
147 of your interesting messages and add a couple of points to be
148 conservative. Add that many dots to the \"X-Spam-Level:\" header
149 field above to send messages with that score down the drain.
151 In the example above, messages with a score of 5-9 are set aside
152 in the \"+spam\" folder for later review. The major weakness of
153 rules-based filters is a plethora of false positives so it is
154 worthwhile to check.
156 If SpamAssassin classifies a message incorrectly, or is unsure,
157 you can use the MH-E commands \\[mh-junk-blacklist] and
158 \\[mh-junk-whitelist].
160 The command \\[mh-junk-blacklist] adds a \"blacklist_from\" entry
161 to \"~/spamassassin/user_prefs\", deletes the message, and sends
162 the message to the Razor, so that others might not see this spam.
163 If the \"sa-learn\" command is available, the message is also
164 recategorized as spam.
166 The command \\[mh-junk-whitelist] adds a \"whitelist_from\" rule
167 to the \"~/.spamassassin/user_prefs\" file. If the \"sa-learn\"
168 command is available, the message is also recategorized as ham.
170 Over time, you'll observe that the same host or domain occurs
171 repeatedly in the \"blacklist_from\" entries, so you might think
172 that you could avoid future spam by blacklisting all mail from a
173 particular domain. The utility function
174 `mh-spamassassin-identify-spammers' helps you do precisely that.
175 This function displays a frequency count of the hosts and domains
176 in the \"blacklist_from\" entries from the last blank line in
177 \"~/.spamassassin/user_prefs\" to the end of the file. This
178 information can be used so that you can replace multiple
179 \"blacklist_from\" entries with a single wildcard entry such as:
181 blacklist_from *@*amazingoffersdirect2u.com
183 In versions of SpamAssassin (2.50 and on) that support a Bayesian
184 classifier, \\[mh-junk-blacklist] uses the program \"sa-learn\"
185 to recategorize the message as spam. Neither MH-E, nor
186 SpamAssassin, rebuilds the database after adding words, so you
187 will need to run \"sa-learn --rebuild\" periodically. This can be
188 done by adding the following to your crontab:
190 0 * * * * sa-learn --rebuild > /dev/null 2>&1"
191 (unless mh-spamassassin-executable
192 (error "Unable to find the spamassassin executable"))
193 (let ((current-folder mh-current-folder)
194 (msg-file (mh-msg-filename msg mh-current-folder))
195 (sender))
196 (message "Reporting message %d..." msg)
197 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
198 ;; Put call-process output in log buffer if we are saving it
199 ;; (this happens if mh-junk-background is t).
200 (with-current-buffer mh-log-buffer
201 (call-process mh-spamassassin-executable msg-file mh-junk-background nil
202 ;;"--report" "--remove-from-whitelist"
203 "-r" "-R") ; spamassassin V2.20
204 (when mh-sa-learn-executable
205 (message "Recategorizing message %d as spam..." msg)
206 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
207 (call-process mh-sa-learn-executable msg-file mh-junk-background nil
208 "--single" "--spam" "--local" "--no-rebuild")))
209 (message "Blacklisting sender of message %d..." msg)
210 (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create mh-temp-buffer)
211 (erase-buffer)
212 (call-process (expand-file-name mh-scan-prog mh-progs)
213 nil t nil
214 (format "%d" msg) current-folder
215 "-format" "%<(mymbox{from})%|%(addr{from})%>")
216 (goto-char (point-min))
217 (if (search-forward-regexp "^\\(.+\\)$" nil t)
218 (progn
219 (setq sender (match-string 0))
220 (mh-spamassassin-add-rule "blacklist_from" sender)
221 (message "Blacklisting sender of message %d...done" msg))
222 (message "Blacklisting sender of message %d...not done (from my address)" msg)))))
224 ;;;###mh-autoload
225 (defun mh-spamassassin-whitelist (msg)
226 "Whitelist MSG with SpamAssassin.
228 The \\[mh-junk-whitelist] command adds a \"whitelist_from\" rule to
229 the \"~/.spamassassin/user_prefs\" file. If the \"sa-learn\" command
230 is available, the message is also recategorized as ham.
232 See `mh-spamassassin-blacklist' for more information."
233 (unless mh-spamassassin-executable
234 (error "Unable to find the spamassassin executable"))
235 (let ((msg-file (mh-msg-filename msg mh-current-folder))
236 (show-buffer (get-buffer mh-show-buffer))
237 from)
238 (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create mh-temp-buffer)
239 (erase-buffer)
240 (message "Removing spamassassin markup from message %d..." msg)
241 (call-process mh-spamassassin-executable msg-file t nil
242 ;; "--remove-markup"
243 "-d") ; spamassassin V2.20
244 (if show-buffer
245 (kill-buffer show-buffer))
246 (write-file msg-file)
247 (when mh-sa-learn-executable
248 (message "Recategorizing message %d as ham..." msg)
249 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
250 ;; Put call-process output in log buffer if we are saving it
251 ;; (this happens if mh-junk-background is t).
252 (with-current-buffer mh-log-buffer
253 (call-process mh-sa-learn-executable msg-file mh-junk-background nil
254 "--single" "--ham" "--local" "--no-rebuild")))
255 (message "Whitelisting sender of message %d..." msg)
256 (setq from
257 (car (mh-funcall-if-exists
258 ietf-drums-parse-address (mh-get-header-field "From:"))))
259 (kill-buffer nil)
260 (unless (or (null from) (equal from ""))
261 (mh-spamassassin-add-rule "whitelist_from" from))
262 (message "Whitelisting sender of message %d...done" msg))))
264 (defun mh-spamassassin-add-rule (rule body)
265 "Add a new rule to \"~/.spamassassin/user_prefs\".
266 The name of the rule is RULE and its body is BODY."
267 (save-window-excursion
268 (let* ((line (format "%s\t%s\n" rule body))
269 (case-fold-search t)
270 (file (expand-file-name "~/.spamassassin/user_prefs"))
271 (buffer-exists (find-buffer-visiting file)))
272 (find-file file)
273 (if (not (search-forward (format "\n%s" line) nil t))
274 (progn
275 (goto-char (point-max))
276 (insert (if (bolp) "" "\n") line)
277 (save-buffer)))
278 (if (not buffer-exists)
279 (kill-buffer nil)))))
281 ;;;###mh-autoload
282 (defun mh-spamassassin-identify-spammers ()
283 "Identify spammers who are repeat offenders.
285 This function displays a frequency count of the hosts and domains
286 in the \"blacklist_from\" entries from the last blank line in
287 \"~/.spamassassin/user_prefs\" to the end of the file. This
288 information can be used so that you can replace multiple
289 \"blacklist_from\" entries with a single wildcard entry such as:
291 blacklist_from *@*amazingoffersdirect2u.com"
292 (interactive)
293 (let* ((file (expand-file-name "~/.spamassassin/user_prefs"))
294 (domains (make-hash-table :test 'equal)))
295 (find-file file)
296 ;; Only consider entries between last blank line and end of file.
297 (goto-char (1- (point-max)))
298 (search-backward-regexp "^$")
299 ;; Perform frequency count.
300 (save-excursion
301 (while (search-forward-regexp "^blacklist_from\\s-*\\(.*\\)@\\(.*\\)$"
302 nil t)
303 (let ((host (match-string 2))
304 value)
305 ;; Remove top-level-domain from hostname.
306 (setq host (cdr (reverse (split-string host "\\."))))
307 ;; Add counts for each host and domain part.
308 (while host
309 (setq value (gethash (car host) domains))
310 (setf (gethash (car host) domains) (1+ (if (not value) 0 value)))
311 (setq host (cdr host))))))
313 ;; Output
314 (delete-other-windows)
315 (pop-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*MH-E Spammer Frequencies*"))
316 (erase-buffer)
317 (maphash '(lambda (key value) ""
318 (if (> value 2)
319 (insert (format "%s %s\n" key value))))
320 domains)
321 (sort-numeric-fields 2 (point-min) (point-max))
322 (reverse-region (point-min) (point-max))
323 (goto-char (point-min))))
327 ;; Bogofilter Interface
329 (defvar mh-bogofilter-executable (executable-find "bogofilter"))
331 ;;;###mh-autoload
332 (defun mh-bogofilter-blacklist (msg)
333 "Blacklist MSG with bogofilter.
335 Bogofilter is a Bayesian spam filtering program. Get it from your
336 local distribution or from http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/.
338 Bogofilter is taught by running:
340 bogofilter -n < good-message
342 on every good message, and
344 bogofilter -s < spam-message
346 on every spam message. This is called a full training; three other
347 training methods are described in the FAQ that is distributed with
348 bogofilter. Note that most Bayesian filters need 1000 to 5000 of each
349 type of message to start doing a good job.
351 To use bogofilter, add the following recipes to \".procmailrc\":
353 PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/mh
354 MAILDIR=$HOME/`mhparam Path`
356 # Fight spam with bogofilter.
357 :0fw
358 | bogofilter -3 -e -p
361 * ^X-Bogosity: Yes, tests=bogofilter
362 spam/.
365 * ^X-Bogosity: Unsure, tests=bogofilter
366 spam/unsure/.
368 If bogofilter classifies a message incorrectly, or is unsure, you can
369 use the MH-E commands \\[mh-junk-blacklist] and \\[mh-junk-whitelist]
370 to update bogofilter's training.
372 The \"Bogofilter FAQ\" suggests that you run the following
373 occasionally to shrink the database:
375 bogoutil -d wordlist.db | bogoutil -l wordlist.db.new
376 mv wordlist.db wordlist.db.prv
377 mv wordlist.db.new wordlist.db
379 The \"Bogofilter tuning HOWTO\" describes how you can fine-tune Bogofilter."
380 (unless mh-bogofilter-executable
381 (error "Unable to find the bogofilter executable"))
382 (let ((msg-file (mh-msg-filename msg mh-current-folder)))
383 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
384 ;; Put call-process output in log buffer if we are saving it
385 ;; (this happens if mh-junk-background is t).
386 (with-current-buffer mh-log-buffer
387 (call-process mh-bogofilter-executable msg-file mh-junk-background
388 nil "-s"))))
390 ;;;###mh-autoload
391 (defun mh-bogofilter-whitelist (msg)
392 "Whitelist MSG with bogofilter.
394 See `mh-bogofilter-blacklist' for more information."
395 (unless mh-bogofilter-executable
396 (error "Unable to find the bogofilter executable"))
397 (let ((msg-file (mh-msg-filename msg mh-current-folder)))
398 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
399 ;; Put call-process output in log buffer if we are saving it
400 ;; (this happens if mh-junk-background is t).
401 (with-current-buffer mh-log-buffer
402 (call-process mh-bogofilter-executable msg-file mh-junk-background
403 nil "-n"))))
407 ;; Spamprobe Interface
409 (defvar mh-spamprobe-executable (executable-find "spamprobe"))
411 ;;;###mh-autoload
412 (defun mh-spamprobe-blacklist (msg)
413 "Blacklist MSG with SpamProbe.
415 SpamProbe is a Bayesian spam filtering program. Get it from your local
416 distribution or from http://spamprobe.sourceforge.net.
418 To use SpamProbe, add the following recipes to \".procmailrc\":
420 PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/mh
421 MAILDIR=$HOME/`mhparam Path`
423 # Fight spam with SpamProbe.
425 SCORE=| spamprobe receive
427 :0 wf
428 | formail -I \"X-SpamProbe: $SCORE\"
431 *^X-SpamProbe: SPAM
432 spam/.
434 If SpamProbe classifies a message incorrectly, you can use the
435 MH-E commands \\[mh-junk-blacklist] and \\[mh-junk-whitelist] to
436 update SpamProbe's training."
437 (unless mh-spamprobe-executable
438 (error "Unable to find the spamprobe executable"))
439 (let ((msg-file (mh-msg-filename msg mh-current-folder)))
440 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
441 ;; Put call-process output in log buffer if we are saving it
442 ;; (this happens if mh-junk-background is t).
443 (with-current-buffer mh-log-buffer
444 (call-process mh-spamprobe-executable msg-file mh-junk-background
445 nil "spam"))))
447 ;;;###mh-autoload
448 (defun mh-spamprobe-whitelist (msg)
449 "Whitelist MSG with SpamProbe.
451 See `mh-spamprobe-blacklist' for more information."
452 (unless mh-spamprobe-executable
453 (error "Unable to find the spamprobe executable"))
454 (let ((msg-file (mh-msg-filename msg mh-current-folder)))
455 (mh-truncate-log-buffer)
456 ;; Put call-process output in log buffer if we are saving it
457 ;; (this happens if mh-junk-background is t).
458 (with-current-buffer mh-log-buffer
459 (call-process mh-spamprobe-executable msg-file mh-junk-background
460 nil "good"))))
462 (provide 'mh-junk)
464 ;; Local Variables:
465 ;; indent-tabs-mode: nil
466 ;; sentence-end-double-space: nil
467 ;; End:
469 ;; arch-tag: 603335f1-77ff-4306-8828-5d3dad51abe1
470 ;;; mh-junk.el ends here