header_filter_rules should have precedence

[M-a]

Hi,

I am trying to discard spam (tagged via a header by
amavis-new), but Mailman apparently gives precedence to
the fact that the post's originator is a non-member and
holds the post rather than discarding it.

Please give priority to the header_filter_rules before
checking membership.

Thanks.

[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=992201&group_id=103&atid=100103]

[M-a (m-a)]

Mailing list reference to Eric D. Christensen's earlier post
that went unanswered on the list:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2004-January/033952.html

[Mark Sapiro (msapiro)]

Since their introduction in Mailman 2.1.4, header_filter_rules have always been processed before any other tests except the legacy spam filters in mm_cfg.py KNOWN_SPAMMERS.

Perhaps you are confusing header_filter_rules with the legacy bounce_matching_headers which are not tested until after membership and moderation.