> On 02/18/2012 07:11 PM, rvandre...@airplexus.com wrote:
>> I'm not using dovecot, is that something I should consider?
>
> I would. Not only does it allow you to enforce encrypted passwords, but
> it is much more efficient with IMAP, especially large mailboxes. If
> you're not doing IMAP, there's not much difference though. But who's not
> using IMAP these days? It's the cat's meow. ;) Dovecot will be the stock
> QMT MUA at some point, but I'd hate to give a timeframe. Converting to
> dovecot is pretty easy. See the wiki for details.
>
>> Just FYI, Ironport is a filtering device developed by a company called
>> Ironport. They use a proprietary algorithm to calculate your mail server's
>> "reputation". That company purchased Spamcop. Cisco then purchased
>> Ironport. There is no removal process AT ALL. They barely acknowledge
>> emails
>> to the support address unless you psycho email them.
> >
>> Then you receive a "canned" response saying that you mailserver's volume
>> determines how quickly your reputation returns to "normal" and there is
>> really no "manual intervention". A low volume mailserver can take a week or
>> more to recover to a neutral rating which is one step above "dirt".
>> Meanwhile everyone with an Ironport mail filter is looking at this
>> "reputation" score and, basically, blocks email from anyone with a "poor"
>> reputation. You can look at your server's reputation atwww.senderbase.org.
>> There you will see all of the statistics compiled regarding your
>> servers IP address: volume, rDNS blocklist listings, and, most importantly,
>> your SBRS rating, over which you have no control.
>
> Interesting info. FWIW, I see in my logs that spamcop is still rejecting
> quite a few messages. I hope their not FPs. I only use spamcopy and
> zen.spamhaus at this point.
>
> If you have a spare IP address available, it might be wise to have a
> spare QMT relay server sitting there for relaying. Simple to route
> outbound email there via smtproutes file (see wiki). If you have a VM
> host, this should be pretty trivial to set up.
>
>> I know McAfee has a reputation score, and I think Trendmicro as well.
>
> The one I despise is Barracuda. I've seen a couple of these that were
> (mis)configured to check the originator's IP address (not the sending
> server's address), which is totally insane.
>
>> All is a day's work for an email administrator. If we weren't having fun
>> doing this, what else would we be doing, right?
>
> Perhaps. I figure email's important and not going anywhere soon, so it's
> worthwhile.
>
>> QMT has been great for me. Let me know how I can help, I feel I need to
>> contribute in some way.
>
> Hop on over to the devel list. We'll be ramping up some exciting
> developments very soon. There will be plenty to do so I expect everyone
> can do something to contribute, from writing wiki content, to testing,
> to answering emails. And if you care to do some php/web development,
> your talents will be cherished. :)
>
> Thanks to everyone for their participation. This is entirely a community
> project at this point, and without your participation, there is no project.
>
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
>
>
Eric,
A bit off topic, but I sent an email to the spamdyke list, got a response from
Sam, and when I replied I got a bounce saying my domain was blocked.
Do you know what lists he uses so I can chase that down??
Robert
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