On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 22:56:59 -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 03:08:23PM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote: > ... >> I have all services locked down to localhost; my only connections to >> the outside world are mail, news via nntpcached, web via squid... I run >> Apache but it too is locked down to localhost. My mail is run through my >> ISP's (earthlink's) virus and spam filters before I get it (otherwise I'd >> be getting like 10 Svens per day). I do see, from time to time, Apache >> refusing connections attempts which are generally attacks by Windoze worms. > > I had a long talk with earthlink a month or two ago in which they told > me they were not filtering out swen (and they certainly weren't; I got > a ton). Soon after that, I did see some swen-like stuff in their spam > filter for my account (but I also saw plenty still coming at me). > > What's your basis for saying they are filtering out swen, rather than > that you're just getting less swen?
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