[SAtalk] Hi-Speed-Mail and its ilk

2002-12-08 Thread Mike Burger
If we're looking at methods to deal with HSM and its ilk, AdPro should also be added to the list, if it's not, already. Seems that they're using the same tactics as HSM, containing their spam in an image file rather than in text. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog

Re: [SAtalk] Updated DailyPromotions / HSM rules

2002-12-08 Thread Justin Mason
Patrick Bores said: I have noticed that most of the NS records for these spammers are the same or similar. Would it be too expensive to do a quick lookup of NS records to block these guys? no, I don't think so -- it sounds like a very interesting technique... there's a lot of these

Re: [SAtalk] Altering the report

2002-12-08 Thread listuser
On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are running version 2.31 (under linux), the change you need to make is in the following file: /usr/share/spamassassin/10_misc.cf on line 12 it states: report This mail is probably spam. The original message has been altered You

Re: [SAtalk] Altering the report

2002-12-08 Thread listuser
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Mike Leone wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) had this to say on 12/07/02 at 20:06: I need to remove a sentence from the report SA generates. Specifically the part about This mail is probably spam.. Apparently it's confusing some of my users. I'm using

Re: [SAtalk] Updated DailyPromotions / HSM rules

2002-12-08 Thread listuser
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Justin Mason wrote: Patrick Bores said: I have noticed that most of the NS records for these spammers are the same or similar. Would it be too expensive to do a quick lookup of NS records to block these guys? no, I don't think so -- it sounds like a very

Re: [SAtalk] Hi-Speed-Mail and its ilk

2002-12-08 Thread listuser
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Mike Burger wrote: If we're looking at methods to deal with HSM and its ilk, AdPro should also be added to the list, if it's not, already. Seems that they're using the same tactics as HSM, containing their spam in an image file rather than in text. For what it's

RE: [SAtalk] sample userprefs rules?

2002-12-08 Thread Victor O'Rear
Could someone post the answer to the list? -Original Message- Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 10:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SAtalk] sample userprefs rules? Could some kind soul point me to a sample userprefs file with a goodly set of user defined rules? Thanks! -- R o b

Re: [SAtalk] Hi-Speed-Mail and its ilk

2002-12-08 Thread Mike Burger
I'm already doing that, myself. G But they register so many domains that it's sometimes hard to keep up with the list. Out of curiosity..I've been rejecting with a code of 550...what's the difference between 550 and 553? On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Mike

Re: [SAtalk] Hi-Speed-Mail and its ilk

2002-12-08 Thread Theo Van Dinter
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 10:24:23PM -0500, Mike Burger wrote: Out of curiosity..I've been rejecting with a code of 550...what's the difference between 550 and 553? RFC 2821, s4.2.3: 550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable (e.g., mailbox not found, no access, or

[SAtalk] Automatic notification to spammers?

2002-12-08 Thread Harold Hallikainen
California Business and Professionals Code section 17538.45 states (in part): (f) (1) In addition to any other action available under law, any electronic mail service provider whose policy on unsolicited electronic mail advertisements is violated as provided in this section may bring a civil

Re: [SAtalk] Hi-Speed-Mail and its ilk

2002-12-08 Thread Tony L. Svanstrom
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 the voices made Mike Burger write: Out of curiosity..I've been rejecting with a code of 550...what's the difference between 550 and 553? URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2821.txt #4.2.2: # 550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable # (e.g.,

[SAtalk] Newbie to Spamassassin

2002-12-08 Thread Juan Quesada
Hello folks, At my company, we get an extremely high level of spam. Red hat 8.0 brings spamassasin installed along with sendmail. Can I run this out of the box or do I have to modify to make this work? I have 5000 plus users and I worry about false-positives. Regards, JQ

[SAtalk] new user with trivial setup questions...any more experienced usercan answer and save me!

2002-12-08 Thread mhuth
Title: new user with trivial setup questions...any more experienced user can answer and save me! I'm attempting to run Spamassassin sitewide on a Cobalt Qube 3. (I run a small mail server for about 12 friends and family members) and am confused about getting it running. I created a

Re: [SAtalk] Automatic notification to spammers?

2002-12-08 Thread listuser
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Harold Hallikainen wrote: With regard to section B, above, is there currently a recognized automatic notification by sendmail or other MTAs that spam is not accepted? I make it clear in my HELO string that UCE isn't welcome on my servers. Spammers don't read bounces or

Re: [SAtalk] Automatic notification to spammers?

2002-12-08 Thread Harold Hallikainen
If you include it in your HELO string, I wonder if that's enough notification as required by the previously mentioned California law? Harold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Harold Hallikainen wrote: With regard to section B, above, is there currently a recognized automatic

[SAtalk] SA w/Amavis .forward files new rules not recognized..

2002-12-08 Thread Debbie D
I am very happily running SA w/Amavis on a Cobalt Raq4 for some time now. There are 60+ domains on the server. Several users have .forward files as the mails coming into those accounts need to be passed to one or more of the following: leave copy in box for User A User 2 on the server in the same