why not use an antivirus tool for linux with xmail?
we are using both trendmicro viruswall and h+b edv's antivir (www.antivir.de) in a cascading virus-check perl-script which works excellent. 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: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:31 PM Subject: [xmail] Re: Using SpamCop > > 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] > - 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]
