From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 18 9:49: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mobil.cz (diana.mobil.cz [195.39.16.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33A2137B405 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:49:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from ester.mobil.cz (ester.mobil.cz [194.213.62.23]) by mobil.cz (8.11.6/8.11.0) with ESMTP id fBIHmxP03319 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:48:59 +0100 Received: from roman.mobil.cz ([10.2.0.89]) by ester.mobil.cz (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 2001121818475188:1824 ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:47:51 +0100 Received: (from roman@localhost) by roman.mobil.cz (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fBIHv8K15773 for questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:57:08 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from neuhauser@mobil.cz) X-Authentication-Warning: roman.mobil.cz: roman set sender to neuhauser@mobil.cz using -f Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:57:08 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spam and this list Message-ID: <20011218185708.P5427@roman.mobil.cz> Mail-Followup-To: questions@freebsd.org References: <20011218111341.C5427@roman.mobil.cz> <2569.216.153.202.56.1008697447.squirrel@www.27in.tv> Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <2569.216.153.202.56.1008697447.squirrel@www.27in.tv> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on ester/Mobil(Release 5.0.7 |March 21, 2001) at 12/18/2001 06:47:51 PM, Serialize by Router on ester/Mobil(Release 5.0.7 |March 21, 2001) at 12/18/2001 06:47:57 PM, Serialize complete at 12/18/2001 06:47:57 PM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > From: cjm2@27in.tv > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:44:07 -0500 (EST) > Subject: Re: Spam and this list > To: > Cc: , , > > > Roman, > > I don't run TMDA, but I believe you are correct (on the surface). > > I see no reason why this wouldn't work on a box where your mail is > retrieved with 'fetchmail'. Fetchmail grabs your pop3/imap/etc... email > and delivers it to your local smtp, at which point TMDA should be able to > kick in. Well, unless I'm terribly mistaken, your relay host must know to store chris+foo in your inbox. Otherwise it'll reject it. If you don't have access to the MTA to set this up, TMDA is worthless. > Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Ditto. > --Chris > > p.s. To me it looks like TMDA adds more hassle than is proposes to solve. > Just my 2 cents. > > >> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 21:57:45 -0600 > >> To: "C J Michaels" > >> Cc: "Cliff Sarginson" , > >> > >> Subject: RE: Spam and this list > >> From: "Mike Meyer" > >> > >> [Context lost to top posting.] > >> > >> C J Michaels types: > >> > Have you ever taken a look at Spam Bouncer? It's a procmail script, > >> > that in my opinion, handles spam very well. Very few (and I usually > >> > get a high volume of spam) makes it's way into my INBOX. > >> > >> Yes, I have. I decided against it, because it has to high a > >> probability of false positives (i.e. - non-zero). TMDA doesn't have > >> that problem. > >> > >> > > > But TMDA is worthless if you send mail through a smarthost, and > > fetch it with POP3. I. e. you must be your own mail server. > > Or I got the docs wrong. > > > > -- > > FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE > > 11:11AM up 22:07, 8 users, load averages: 0.32, 0.15, 0.05 > > > -- FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE 6:55PM up 1 day, 5:50, 8 users, load averages: 0.20, 0.12, 0.09 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message