I have updated the SARE rules... how often should I update them ?
Daily ?


On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 23:19 -0700, SM wrote:

> At 16:56 23-10-2008, Luis Croker wrote:
> >   I have a mail server with FreeBSD 7.0, 
> > postfix+amavis-new+spamassassin.  We are an ISP and I need to 
> > filter the spam that our susbribers are sending to internet, the 
> > PCs have some malware or are botnets.  These PCs generates a lot of 
> > spam each day.
> >
> >   The server filters a los of Spam but some times the queue is so 
> > crowded.  I have to questions...
> >Do you have any recomendation to improve the performance on the server ??
> 
> http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/FasterPerformance
> 
> >How can I catch more spam than the seerver is filtering ? The server 
> >blocks many messages but another  spam messages goes to internet 
> >cause the score does not reach the parameters to be blocked.
> 
> If you are running an old version of SpamAssassin, update it.  Run 
> sa-update to keep the rules updated.
> 
> Analyze SMTP traffic to detect any signs of abuse and quarantine 
> these hosts.  You may have to reach out to the customers and help 
> them clean infected hosts.  Use the feedback from your abuse 
> department.  You can also get feedback from anti-abuse groups and 
> subscribe to feedback loops.  Identify the spam messages not reaching 
> the threshold and add rules to catch them.
> 
> Regards,
> -sm 
> 
> 


Luis Croker
SCSA - SCNA 
Administrador de Sistemas 
Megacable Comunicaciones 
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