We used to get Korean porno spam also, and didn't visit Korean sites. Now, all Asian addresses are blocked, and we don't get them anymore.
Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mailadmin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Mail Control > I have couple of customers using something like that now but I had to tell > them to turn off the bounce message because since 99.9 percent of the > addresses are fake they were clogging up my spool directory. We've actually > cut spam at least 60 percent using Imail's rules but these guys get korean > porno spam that english rules don't work too well on. Of course they both > claim they have never visited the sites. > > David Daniels > System Administrator > Starfish Internet Service > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:16 AM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Mail Control > > > > > > >Here's a little fuzzy logic.. To control Spam wouldn't be easier to just > > >reject all mail then add the known 'clean' email servers? Just a thought > > >with a sidebar of humor. :-) > > > > That's EXACTLY the desktop approach taken by TMDA, tagged message delivery > > agent. The desktop user must whitelist every single sender or domain, > else > > rejected. ie, "100% moderated" mail reception. > > > > Meta Group doesn't seem to get out and about very much, claiming SPAM > > levels of just 10%. > > > > > http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/06/25/020625hntoolsspam.xml?0626 > weam > > > > ime, the IMGate machines I install and admin get between 20% and 50% > reject > > rates. > > > > Len > > > > > > www.menandmice.com/DNS-training : DNS Training > > BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K > > IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
