Re: postfix configuration verification

2012-03-21 Thread Steve Crawford
On 03/21/2012 12:31 PM, Mark S wrote: I wanted to keep it as simple as possible, so I decided to ditch the numerous options that can be used for spam detection based on SMTP protocol quirks (EHLO etc.) I think those spam sender will get filtered lateron by postgray and zen.spamhaus.org anyway.

Re: Blocking profanity

2011-06-20 Thread Steve Crawford
On 06/20/2011 03:19 AM, Mark Goodge wrote: If the latter, then you may want to use a simple "bad word" filter to block emails containing egregiously bad language. But be careful. Some years ago we had a system that had some overly-simplistic body checks for "bad" words. Then the CEO came to

Re: VERPify recommendations

2009-03-25 Thread Steve Crawford
Noel Jones wrote: Steve Crawford wrote: While we do not manage a "mailing list" in the traditional sense, we do send a lot of emails (daily/weekly/monthly reports, instant-alert messages, etc.) where using VERP to track bounces could prove useful. We run numerous projects wi

VERPify recommendations

2009-03-04 Thread Steve Crawford
While we do not manage a "mailing list" in the traditional sense, we do send a lot of emails (daily/weekly/monthly reports, instant-alert messages, etc.) where using VERP to track bounces could prove useful. We run numerous projects with varying requirements and the messages could be generated

Re: mysql lookup errors [solved]

2009-03-03 Thread Steve Crawford
kj wrote: Hi guys, Thanks for all the suggestions. It turns out rolling back to MySQL 5.0.x solves the problem. I guess I'm affected by something in 5.1 - just don't know what. --kj Perhaps something Monty has discussed: http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2008/11/oops-we-did-it-again-mysql-

Re: Suggest another server?

2009-01-26 Thread Steve Crawford
Roderick A. Anderson wrote: Not too clear from the subject and probably a lame idea. Situation: We have a system (MX1) that is having hardware problems. Currently they are irritations but we want to rebuild the system before it really crashes. There are actually two systems so there is back

OT Re: Postfix - Blackberry

2009-01-23 Thread Steve Crawford
postmas...@klam.ca wrote: I don't currently own a blackberry, but am thinking about getting one (the Obama effect). A friend who works in the Cellphone business has warned me that if I just setup the BB to go get my email from my postfix server this will treated as internet data, whereas if I can

Re: Best anti-spam

2008-10-22 Thread Steve Crawford
Jim Balo wrote: Depends on the source/nature of your spam. It's good for reducing the load on SpamAssassin et. al. and it blocks lots of virus-sent spam. Greylisting alone lets some through at work but I just rebuilt my *very* old (circa late-90s) server at home and added grey

Re: Best anti-spam

2008-10-21 Thread Steve Crawford
J.P. Trosclair wrote: ... Could someone recommend a really good open source or affordable commercial anti-spam solution? ... I haven't done gray listing personally, but I've seen good remarks made aobut it here on the list and in other places. Depends on the source/nature of your spam.