frank wrote: > (note: I'm the author) > > I have to agree with this guy here. Since I wrote the plugin, I've > been in > touch with at least 10 mail admins who were interested in bringing > their > server closer to spec. Course I'm not quite sure what spec is, I'm > just a > hacker who is sick of spam on his box and used a bit of hazy long-term > memory topped with common sense to come up with my rules.
Sam here, I'm the one that started this discussion. Frank, thank you for the plugin. I have had good luck with mail admins trying to repair their problems. Most of the time, I get the office expert, who realizes that they have been having problems, but never suspects that it is a real problem on their end. They always have to refer me on to their ISP or their IT department. Some of the time, it ends there and I never get a call back. > Make no mistake, this plugin is a heavy hand. By its self, this plug-in seemed to eliminate the largest chunk of remaining spam when I added it in. It also reduced the load on the server by saving the following plugins the effort of more tests. > If people are interested in trying these changes I'll go update the > web > page with new code (including config-based white-list) and send the > link > back to the list. Yes, I am interested in seeing the updated code. If I can find some refinement that allows me as an ISP to put this back into full use, I would love it. The interesting side effect for me is that since I set up my spam blocking machine 6 months ago, I have taken these plugins as my oppertunity to learn perl. Sam
