Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:35:19 -0500 From: Sten Daniel Soersdal <netslists@gmail.com> To: Rudy <crapsh@monkeybrains.net> Cc: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca>, Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: (postfix) SPAM filter? Message-ID: <4761A597.8060901@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4760D5C8.2010804@monkeybrains.net> References: <476086E2.5030402@gmail.com> <a9f4a3860712122200uecdbc83x5b072be9800e7c62@mail.gmail.com> <4760CFC3.7060904@ibctech.ca> <4760D5C8.2010804@monkeybrains.net>
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Rudy wrote: > Steve Bertrand wrote: >>>> * Once it is setup then it would require no additional maintenance. >>>> * Potential spam messages are marked with a special header that can be >>>> filtered on user discretion on their local mail client software. >> >>> Yes, one recommendation for sure. Give up on your first goal. It'll >>> never happen, because fighting spam is an arms race, with new tactics >>> needing to be adopted. >> >> Amen (or Ahem, or what BSDie would say). There will *ALWAYS* be >> maintenance. If you are not developing new regexs and/or solutions to >> fight the daily produced techniques that make up SPAM, then you are >> implementing them. > > I have found spam assassin with nightly updates of the helpful (there > are other people developing new regexs daily). > > 48 5 * * * /usr/local/bin/sa-update --channel updates.spamassassin.org > && /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sa-spamd restart > > There are other channels you can subscribe to. > > Another super helpful bocker is to block all inbound connections from > IPs without reverse DNS. Don't forget to virus check your email while > you are at it -- there are several packages (clamav is one). And > finally, a couple of RBLs added into the mix are helpful. Awesome, i didn't see the subscriptions on their website. This is exactly what i need. -- Sten Daniel Soersdal
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