Using those RBLs to block the IP address of mail servers in those lists will do a lot to reduce the amount of spam you see. However, it will also block some legitimate email as well. What I would recommend is using the least aggressive RBLs along with something like SpamAssassin or ASSP. For example, you should definitely use relays.ordb.org because that is merely a list of all known open relays. IMHO, you should always block open relays. But some of the other lists are much more subjective about their grounds for listing an email server's IP address in their RBL. I have personally seen SORBS, SpamCop, and NJABL block legitimate email from a number of large ISPs.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henri van Riel Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 4:00 PM To: Don Drake Cc: xmail@xmailserver.org Subject: [xmail] Re: Spammers - How to block them. Hello Don, Monday, February 13, 2006, 7:59:46 PM, you wrote: > Check into configuring in server.tab [CustMapsList]. > This should help a lot. I've changed the default setting, which is not working very well, to this: dnsbl.sorbs.net.:1,bl.spamcop.net.:1,relays.ordb.org.:1,combined.njabl.org.: 1,psbl.surriel.com,:1,blackholes.mail-abuse.org.:1,dialups.mail-abuse.org..:1 And it *does* help a lot! Maybe this antispam list is helpful to others as well. Thanks! -- Henri. - 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]
