On 2007-02-21 17:07, Tony Finch wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
Blacklists at the level of sending domains (or reputation systems
that function like blacklists) are a failure.
I was talking about IP address blacklists.
Right. That can work, of course.
Perhaps 90% was
The level of bulk unsolicited messages exceed more than 90% of the volume in
many cases
I estimate 95% of moderated non-member mail that hits the IESG list to be b.u.m.
Brian
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
The question Brian raised is not the percentage of spam that blacklists
catch, it's the false positive rate.
Yes, you have to be careful about which blacklists you use and how you use
them. The reputable ones (e.g. Spamhaus) have a negligible
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
Interesting. Do they also run content filters?
SpamAssassin deals with most of the rest.
Tony.
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On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:41 AM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
The level of bulk unsolicited messages exceed more than 90% of the
volume in many cases
I estimate 95% of moderated non-member mail that hits the IESG list
to be b.u.m.
Much that slips past somewhat static (and not very effective)
