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title: 'WelcomeListSubject Settings'
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam/plugin-settings/welcomelistsubject'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam/plugin-settings/welcomelistsubject.md'
date: '2026-09-22'
description: 'As of SpamAssassin 4.0 whitelist was renamed to welcomelist and blacklist was renamed to blocklist to be more racially sensitive. This plugin allows you to whitelist or blacklist messages by Subject: header. Welcomelist subject - welcomelist_subject Whitelist particular strings in the Sub…'
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# WelcomeListSubject Settings

> > > > > As of SpamAssassin 4.0 whitelist was renamed to welcomelist and blacklist was renamed to blocklist to be more racially sensitive.

This plugin allows you to whitelist or blacklist messages by Subject: header.

**Welcomelist subject** - `welcomelist_subject`
Whitelist particular strings in the Subject: header. Any subject matching these patterns will get SUBJECT\_IN\_WELCOMELIST -100 score applied to it.
Default: empty

**Blocklist subject** - `blocklist_subject`
Blacklist particular strings in the Subject: header. Any subject matching these patterns will get SUBJECT\_IN\_BLOCKLIST +100 score applied to it.
Default: empty

## Related Pages

- [WelcomeListSubject](https://docs.danami.com/warden/user-guide/antispam-plugins/welcomelistsubject "WelcomeListSubject")

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-welcomlistsubject)

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