Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:57:08 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@mobil.cz> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spam and this list Message-ID: <20011218185708.P5427@roman.mobil.cz> In-Reply-To: <2569.216.153.202.56.1008697447.squirrel@www.27in.tv> References: <20011218111341.C5427@roman.mobil.cz> <2569.216.153.202.56.1008697447.squirrel@www.27in.tv>
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> From: cjm2@27in.tv
> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:44:07 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Re: Spam and this list
> To: <neuhauser@mobil.cz>
> Cc: <mwm-dated-1009079865.1d7182@mired.org>, <cliff@raggedclown.net>,
> <questions@freebsd.org>
>
> 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" <cjm2@earthling.net>
> >> Cc: "Cliff Sarginson" <cliff@raggedclown.net>,
> >> <questions@freebsd.org>
> >> Subject: RE: Spam and this list
> >> From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1009079865.1d7182@mired.org>
> >>
> >> [Context lost to top posting.]
> >>
> >> C J Michaels <cjm2@earthling.net> 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.
> >>
> >> <mike
> >
> > 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
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