We do that here about every 2 years anyway, due to buyouts. It does cut down on the spam, I must say!
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Schorr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:19 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Blocking spam Once the horse is out of the barn, though, what do you do? Make them get all new e-mail addresses? -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:53 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Blocking spam > > > I agree. It is dead on accurate. > When I started here we had content filtering. And I had to do > the same thing. I slowly started turning off the filters and > now the only thing it does is extension blocking. > I explained to management and my users why this was happening > to them and how they had done it to themselves and how they > should fooble their email addys if they don't want to get on > a list and everything is happy now. > > Bottom line: Its about user education in my book. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 2:48 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Blocking spam > > > You know, this has to be the best email I've read here and > have archived it for the day when my boss demands content > filtering on our exchange server, heh. > > > You know, if you had been reading the list for one week, you would > > have seen that this very issue was discussed in at least > two threads. > > > > There's nothing you can do until you show your users how > they actually > > get on people's sh!t lists. If you can teach them how to avoid > > behavior that gets them on people's sh!t lists, then and only then > > your spam input will decrease. > > > > Sure, you can install something like eManager (since you > have ScanMail > > already, it's a cheap buy) but that just masks the problem. Rest > > assured that Richard Cranium in accounting will subscribe to the > > cooking channel mailing list, or Jenny the Office Manager > will forward > > the "Good Luck Totem" to everybody in her address book. At > that point > > Richard and Jenny will complain even louder when they receive spam > > because the content filter that YOU put in place doesn't > work. Then > > Johnny the PHB will tell you to increase the effectiveness of your > > content filter or lose your job. You'll do it and Richard > and Jenny > > will complain to Johnny that they are not receiving > business critical > > e-mails. Then Johnny will order you to go through all blocked > > messages and forward anything that is business critical. > Soon, you'll > > discover that you can't do anything else but review the quarantined > > messages. You'll advise Johnny the PHB to promote Avi the > OfficeBoy > > to "Information Delivery Specialist" position where he can > go through > > all the messages so you can go back to installing service packs. > > Should I go on? > > > > S. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
