Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Help with directing to specific mail box

2002-10-08 Thread Dan Patnode
Another idea for monitoring your Declude version is putting the %VERSION% Inserts the version of Declude that is running into your Global file. Not only do you see in real time what you have, but you can see which messages made the cut when you upgraded and know the upgrade went

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Pls explain how aliases work

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
I'm having trouble with email addresses that are IMail alias names. It seems that spam is detected (gets flagged in the internal email headers), but no action is taken. As you probably know, all E-mail will be scanned by default. So if you don't have any per-user or per-domain settings,

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Default REDIRECT statement for allusers in a domain?

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
Is there a way to create a REDIRECT statement that will apply to all users in a particular domain without having to list each individual user? No. The REDIRECT statement was designed specifically as a way to make it easier to set up per-user settings. For what you are doing, per-domain

[Declude.JunkMail] MAILFROM (MX/A)

2002-10-08 Thread Tom Baker | Netsmith Inc
X-RBL-Warning: MAILFROM: Domain web0.bsc.net has no MX/A records. Just noticed in cleaning up DNS while back that i accidentally erased the A record for my web servers official name. ( I have several A records point to it, and never use the above name ). I've already fixed DNS, updated serial

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Effectiveness

2002-10-08 Thread Madscientist
We're getting further off-topic for the Declude list I think. Apologies again. | The personal messages are the most difficult and becoming | worse. They are random and infrequent. They are often among | the most important messages. Individuals have an | unbelievable number of private

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] MAILFROM (MX/A)

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
X-RBL-Warning: MAILFROM: Domain web0.bsc.net has no MX/A records. Just noticed in cleaning up DNS while back that i accidentally erased the A record for my web servers official name. ( I have several A records point to it, and never use the above name ). I've already fixed DNS, updated serial

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] MAILFROM (MX/A)

2002-10-08 Thread John Tolmachoff
Does the DNS engine in Declude cache failed lookups? if so what do I need to do for it to refresh, or what is the time period before it tries again? I could reboot, but this *is* a mail server we're talking about :) I am not sure about a Declude cache, but DNS servers on the Internet may take a

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] MAILFROM (MX/A)

2002-10-08 Thread Tom Baker | Netsmith Inc
Thought I had IMAIL using my main 2 dns servers when in reality its using 2 of my caching servers. By the time I went to check them they had already updated. I'm just too impatient during debugging Thanks again -Original Message- From: R. Scott Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] MAILFROM (MX/A)

2002-10-08 Thread John Tolmachoff
I'm just too impatient during debugging So am I. John Tolmachoff IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail

[Declude.JunkMail] FYI - APPENDING is newest spam fad

2002-10-08 Thread decjunkmail
Hi folks, Not sure if this is common knowledge, but I just heard about this and it really digusts me. There is a relatively new technology being used in the e-mail marketing industry called appending. This is technology that allows a company to send a list of customers to a service bureau

[Declude.JunkMail] Alerting Senders of False Positives

2002-10-08 Thread David Delbridge
Hi all, I'm receiving false positives from some legitimate lists I belong to. For example, the Macromedia Partners Only newsletter fails the HELOBOGUS and REVDNS tests. Should I bother to alert them or are these failures typical of bulk mailing apps that will likely not be corrected? Any input

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Alerting Senders of False Positives

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
I'm receiving false positives from some legitimate lists I belong to. For example, the Macromedia Partners Only newsletter fails the HELOBOGUS and REVDNS tests. Should I bother to alert them or are these failures typical of bulk mailing apps that will likely not be corrected? The REVDNS test

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Alerting Senders of False Positives

2002-10-08 Thread David Delbridge
Thank you, Scott. I'll let 'em know. Dave R. Scott Perry wrote: I'm receiving false positives from some legitimate lists I belong to. For example, the Macromedia Partners Only newsletter fails the HELOBOGUS and REVDNS tests. Should I bother to alert them or are these failures typical of

[Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread Trent M. Davenport
Scott, We've seen Klez.E, Klez.H and now Bugbear falsifying from addresses. How long before Declude will give you the option to have it use the domain name from the headers and add abuse@ in front of the actual originating sending mail server, rather than relying on the from address?

[Declude.JunkMail] DNSReport claims domain not supporting abuse account, but it does

2002-10-08 Thread Todd Holt
DNS Reports at: http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=xidix.com claims: WARNING: One or more of your mailservers does not accept mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailservers are expected by RFC2142 to accept mail to abuse. mail.speakeasy.net's abuse response: RCPT TO: [EMAIL

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread Wes Harper
I second that. I got a nasty note from a guy today about the automated email sent from my Declude (it was the result of a Bugbear infected email). I could disable the warnings, but have actually had ISP's send Thank You's in some cases. Wes Harper Network Administrator Pioneer Telephone

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
[This would best be discussed in the Declude Virus mailing list] We've seen Klez.E, Klez.H and now Bugbear falsifying from addresses. How long before Declude will give you the option to have it use the domain name from the headers and add abuse@ in front of the actual originating sending mail

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] DNSReport claims domain not supportingabuse account, but it does

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
DNS Reports at: http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=xidix.com claims: WARNING: One or more of your mailservers does not accept mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailservers are expected by RFC2142 to accept mail to abuse. mail.speakeasy.net's abuse response: RCPT TO: [EMAIL

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread Rick Davidson
That wouldnt be a very good feature for innocent guys like me who would recieve the abuse messages. The amount of traffic those types of viruses can generate would be a nightmare and might force me to block the notifying server.. The infected users usually find out rather quickly that they are

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread Andy Schmidt
Hi, well, that's what IMails Anti-Virus solution would accomplish. Imail AntiVirus supposedly rejects infected messages DURING the ONGOING SMTP conversation BEFORE it is accepted. The result would be a bounce message from the SENDING mail server. Any questions regarding that bounce message

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
I second that. I got a nasty note from a guy today about the automated email sent from my Declude (it was the result of a Bugbear infected email). I could disable the warnings, but have actually had ISP's send Thank You's in some cases. Note that recent (post-Klez) versions of Declude Virus

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Junkmail Notification Intelligence

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
well, that's what IMails Anti-Virus solution would accomplish. Nope. :) Imail AntiVirus supposedly rejects infected messages DURING the ONGOING SMTP conversation BEFORE it is accepted. I believe that is usually the case. The result would be a bounce message from the SENDING mail server.

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] DNSReport claims domain not supportingabuse account, but it does

2002-10-08 Thread R. Scott Perry
I'm still confused about this... I have a domain, xidix.com, and it has a [EMAIL PROTECTED] account and an [EMAIL PROTECTED] account. If someone sends email to either of those addresses, they will not be rejected. What else do I need to setup to be RFC compliant? The problem is that if they

[Declude.JunkMail] Best Rule Tweaks

2002-10-08 Thread David Delbridge
Hi all, I'm curious to know how other Declude JunkMail users are configuring their software. What are your favorite tweaks to the default rules and actions? Are sender blacklists worth the effort? Are commercial subscriptions (MAPS, etc.) worth the expense? Perhaps more importantly, is there

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Alerting Senders of False Positives

2002-10-08 Thread John Tolmachoff
ps. I'm a new Declude JunkMail user. Where can I get input on popular tests/actions other users are employing and their effectiveness? Are any commercial lists worth the expense? Thank you! If you look through the archives, you will find real life examples of what some people are doing.

RE: [Declude.JunkMail] FYI - APPENDING is newest spam fad

2002-10-08 Thread Madscientist
| Declude probably doesn't need to do anything special - spam | is still spam, but this really bothers me that spam | technologies like this are starting to become mainstream -- | Maybe we really do need laws regulating spam as a law would | quickly stop all these for-profit, but easily

Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Best Rule Tweaks

2002-10-08 Thread Smart Business Lists
David, Tuesday, October 8, 2002 you wrote: DD What are your favorite tweaks to the default rules and actions? Employ a weight system. I use a simple system with only two weights but others have more complex systems. This will take some effort depending upon your particular