I just have to get in on this discussion. As I agree and disagree with some comments from others.
I run an internet service with about 1000 users. I have my email posted all over my web site so that my customers, and potential new business can reach me. I have to be VERY careful on who I blacklist for spam. I can just start putting in ip ranges or domains names. As an ISP, I know that every once in a blue moon somebody pulls a fast one on me and signs up for my service and sends out about a good 50 to 60 thousand messages. Now I don't want my domain name or IP ranges blacklisted beacause of this on guy. I am currenty running red hat using sendmail and qpopper. I want to swith to xmail for easier for two major reasons: 1) I will be on windows, which is where this particular application should be, and 2) I can easier implement virus protection. Unfortunately, there is one major thing holding me back, SPAMASSASSIN. This program works like a dream to fight spam. I normally get about 70 to 80 Spams a day, but with SpamAssassin, this is cust down to about 2 or 3. For those of you that aren't familiar with it, SpamAssassin works on a ranking system and performs a number of checks on incoming mail, based on the score, it can determine whether a message is spam. It works VERY WELL. The only problem, it has not been ported to windows. I here that DeerSoft has ported this to windows but only for the client side and not the server. I guess I may just have to bite the bullet and go to which is more important, and right now that is Virus Filtering. Any comments anyone, or any other windows spam solutions. -- Jeff Jarchow QCI Internet http://www.qcinet.net/ > > Does anyone know of a spam blacklist that lists domains/servers rather > than IP ranges? I think that while it may be a bit less effective, it > will lower the amout of complaints all in all. > > Oh, and can XMail interface with such lists? > > Henrik Steffen wrote: > > >Dear Peter, > > > >this is of course exactly my opinion. But talking about the - > >in German so-called "DAU" (dümmster anzunehmender User - most stupid > >user one can imagine) the DAU will in 98 % of the cases contact US, > >because OUR email-address doesn't work, and still for the DAU most of the other > >addresses world-wide work. So they think it's our fault - and it's quite > >hard to convince them that it's the fault of THEIR provider and they'll have > >to contact him instead. > > > >Mit freundlichem Gruß > > > >Henrik Steffen > >Geschäftsführer > > > >top concepts Internetmarketing GmbH > >Am Steinkamp 7 - D-21684 Stade - Germany > >-------------------------------------------------------- > >http://www.topconcepts.com Tel. +49 4141 991230 > >mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax. +49 4141 991233 > >-------------------------------------------------------- > >24h-Support Hotline: +49 1908 34697 (EUR 1.86/Min,topc) > >-------------------------------------------------------- > >System-Partner gesucht: http://www.franchise.city-map.de > >-------------------------------------------------------- > >Handelsregister: AG Stade HRB 5811 - UstId: DE 213645563 > >-------------------------------------------------------- > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Peter Lindeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:15 PM > >Subject: [xmail] Re: Using SpamCop > > > > > > > > > >>Henrik Steffen wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>and yes: we do still have complaints from people that can't send mail > >>>to us, or even worse: to our customers. We are hosting about 2.000 > >>>mail-domains on our mailserver. > >>> > >>> > >>Well I think it is very simply. If a person can't mail he/she should > >>complain at their provider. They screwed up so they should fix the > >>troubles. This is the only way to fight spam. The more people use it > >>this way the earlier spam belongs to the past. > >> > >>-- > >>Groeten, > >>Peter > >> > >>-- > >>Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock. > >> > >>--- > >>--- Heb je een Sony Digital video camera ? > >>--- Kijk eens op http://www.dvin.org > >>--- Kijk ook op http://www.lindeman.org > >>--- ICQ 22383596 > >>--- Uptime lindeman.org : 1 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes, 0 users logged in. > >> > >> > >>- > >>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > >>the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > > > >- > >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
