I've been reading the various spam threads, I'm certainly getting my share of hits from the various worms going around. Clearly I can do better can people provide some clear recommendations?
Currently I'm using exim, receiving w/fetchmail and sending to smarthost. I've learned how to write and test an exim-compatible .forward file that works fairly well, although I keep having to add more rules as the attributions for the fake MS updates keep changing (really I have to go back to the docs and see if I can filter out any message with a *.exe or *.pif attachment.) So one question is: does procmail really work better or provide more features than .forward? Is it worth investing the time and energy to learn how to write procmail filters? A second question is: I understand that if you install and configure the mailfilter package, that you can use mutt to initiate your pop connections and filter mail at the server. I have broadband, do I really care about this option? I'd always understood that having mutt run your pop connections was basically an option for people running PPP. Finally: I'm poised to start running a 24x7 server for the first time, I'm contemplating making it a true mailserver for incoming and outgoing. I'm sure I'll be learning all about spamassassin, do people have any advice about gotchas, must-have packages, or best books? TIA, PM -- Paul Mackinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
