See today's "EFN message about spam" announce from EFN Sysadmin on how to configure individualized spam filtering. Way to go EFN! (If you don't have an EFN account please disregard).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Maujean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Eugene Unix and GNU/Linux User Group's mail list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:49 AM Subject: Re: [eug-lug] I am getting SP***M - I apologize,... > I have been getting a fair amount of spam in my efn inbox that looks > like it is not being processed by the spam servers (no spamassassin > headers). How are these getting through, and how would I plug up that > hole? I'm considering spamassassin for my mail server and need to know > how to deal with the issues. Any spamassassin experts want to jump in > and give us a quick dissertation? > > Thanks, > Christopher Maujean > > Linux Rocks ! wrote: > > >Hal, > > If the spam you received had gone through the list, we all would have gotten > >it. I dont think that Ive seen that specific one, so I cant even say its > >anyway associated with the list. > > Ironicly, the email address I usually use on this list gets less spam than > >any other email address I use! I dont really see the list, or its archives as > >beeing an issue for spam. > > My EFN account gets a ton of spam however. Ive had that account since 1995, > >and the rocksolidnetworks address since 1999, so it just may be a matter of > >one address being used more than the other, and around for a longer period of > >time. I also only use the linux email address for mailing lists (both here in > >the DC area, and back home in eugene. The linux address is also not included > >in mailto: links on my webpage, but other address's that do get a lot of spam > >are.. > > At anyrate, your always welcome to express concerns... sorry we couldnt nail > >the source of your spam, but I havnt seen any effective way to do anything > >about it... filtering is about your only option. > > > >Jamie > > > >On Thursday 11 December 2003 12:12 am, Harald Sundt wrote: > >: ...I am not certain why these things work the way they do, but if you > >: say it ain't the List, then I retract my cracked and yellow parrot's > >: beak of peak. > >: > >: > >: H > >: _______________________________________________ > >: EuG-LUG mailing list > >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EuG-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
