LuDean Marvin wrote:
> Every time my Seattle Times Newsletter appears in my inbox it gets
> flagged as a possible scam by Thunderbird v.2.0.0.14 (20080421). I've
> added it to my contacts list and have given it permission to display
> images, but the problem still persists. I have a half dozen or so
> newsletters from various sources and this is the only one that gets
> flagged. Aside from turning the feature off, does anyone have some
> other ideas on how I can get my newsletter the respectability it deserves?



The SCAM feature is another simple thing


Everytime a message is opened (Yes Virginia, every time) the message is
scanned for two things

One is for numeric IPs instead of 'language' ones
i.e. 12.123.123.12 instead of www.spamalot.noorg
Two is for differences between the text and the source
I.e. text says www.banksecurity.com but source points to
www.china.banksecurity.com


The SCAM feature cannot be trained, it doesn't learn (the spam or junk
mail feature can do both).


When you mark a specific message as NOT A SCAM, then a header is added
to that specific messsage (not to duplicates or others that are the
same) so the scan is supressed when the message is opened again.

Problem is, while the two things it scans for are used by phishing
messages, they are also used by legitimate newsletters as well, and
evidently, the Seattle Times Newsletter is one of them.


The only control you have over the SCAM feature is to turn it off. Thats it.
Many people turn it off.


[Tools-->Options]*-->Privacy [Email Scams]

Uncheck
[] Tell me if the email message I'm reading is a suspected email scam


*varies by OS
Linux
[Edit-->Preferences]
Mac
[Thunderbird-->Preferences]
Windows as above