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title: WelcomeListSubject
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/user-guide/antispam-plugins/welcomelistsubject'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/user-guide/antispam-plugins/welcomelistsubject.md'
date: '2026-10-02'
description: 'This plugin provides tests for welcomelisting and blocklisting particular strings in the Subject: header. A string matches anywhere in the subject. How it works The value for welcomelist_subject or blocklist_subject are strings which may contain file-glob-style patterns, similar to the other welcom…'
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# WelcomeListSubject

This plugin provides tests for welcomelisting and blocklisting particular strings in the Subject: header. A string matches anywhere in the subject.

## How it works

The value for `welcomelist_subject` or `blocklist_subject` are strings which may contain file-glob-style patterns, similar to the other welcomelist\_ *config options. Note that each subject/string must be a separate `*\_subject` command, and all whitespace is included in the string.

SpamAssassin 3.4.X used the names `whitelist_subject` / `blacklist_subject`; in SpamAssassin 4.0 "whitelist" became "welcomelist" and "blacklist" became "blocklist".

## Rules

| Area | Rule name | Description | Default scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| header | `SUBJECT_IN_WELCOMELIST` | Subject: contains string in the user's white-list | -100.000 |
| header | `SUBJECT_IN_BLOCKLIST` | Subject: contains string in the user's black-list | 100.00 |

## Related Pages

- [WelcomeListSubject Settings](https://docs.danami.com/warden/settings/antispam/plugin-settings/welcomelistsubject "WelcomeListSubject Settings")

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

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