On (13/11/05 19:15), Adam Hardy wrote: > >Adam Hardy([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > >>I googled for this extensively and come up with nothing - I'm looking > >>for a hard-core spam blacklist to remove the spam from my POP3 mailbox > >>before I download it. > >> > >>I'm using a PDA alot and the primitive software on it doesn't include > >>any filtering, nor does my provider who runs the mailserver offer > >>anything. > >> > >>I heard that there is company offering some subscription service where > >>they run a database of spam mail originating IP addresses, maintained on > >>a continual basis by customers using (grit your teeth) an Outlook > >>extension to submit new spam for blacklisting at any time. > >> My experience of ISP controlled spam filtering is not great; you are probably better off setting up a local solution.
> >>This is automated so that customers who frequently correctly identify > >>spam gain a ranking - customers with really high rankings can cause a > >>new spammer to be filtered out within seconds. > >> > >>Anyone heard of it, or an urban myth? > >> > >>After finding nothing on google, I think I might be wrong about it being > >>a pop3 mailbox cleaner. Perhaps it's Outlook-only. > > Unfortunately the only blacklisting that murx does is to allow you to > build up your own blacklist - I want to use or connect to a public or > commercial blacklist database, such as the possibly mythical one I have > heard of (see above). Spamassassin, sa-exim and clamav (if you want virus checking as well) work well together. I wrote some notes on setting up a mail server which collects pop3 mail froma number of ISP's. The mail filtering would apply to a desktop situation. http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk/selfhelp/MailServer.html Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
