> -----Original Message----- > From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2003 9:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SWEN isn't slowing down > > > on Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 08:31:53AM -0700, A P > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > These f****** SWEN emails are still pouring in. I am > getting about 80 > > per day. It's sickening. > > > > I have added practically every major country suffix in my > > /etc/mail/access file and I am discovering new ones every > day! Man, I > > am so close to blocking "net" and "com". Well, in that case I might > > just as well shutdown my email server. Although I must say > that it's > > kind of satisfying to see "reject=553" messages in syslog. > > > > I am curious to find out how long it takes for SWEN to find > the email > > address I am posting this from. > > If you control your own SMTP server: deny mail with > executable attachments, or if you want finer-grained control, > install clamav and block viruses specifically. exim4 > specifically has configurations which make this relatively trivial. > > If you don't control your SMTP server, request your ISP > provide you with the tools to: > > - Deny (not block) executables or viruses at SMTP time. > - Deny (not block) high-scoring spam based on SpamAssassin > (ask for it > by name) or known good Bayesian classifiers (bogofilter, > spambayes, > etc.), at SMTP time. > - Provide regular reports of what mail was blocked by sender and > subject (daily/weekly/monthly), so you can track performance. > > Why at SMTP time? Because legitimate senders then know that > their message didn't get through, because _their_ sending > SMTP server will generate a bounce. Your SMTP server *isn't* > generating a bounce, so it doesn't spam (joe-job) innocent > third parties spoofed in headers. > > I've seen some ordinarially intelligent people suggest that > this is encouraging ISP censorship of email. It's *not*. > It's extending *your* perimiter of control -- remember that > I'd said first "If _you_ control your SMTP server...". In > this case you have the control. If you're relying on an ISP, > you don't, which is specifically what we're trying to change. > > > Peace. > > -- > Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ > What Part of "Gestalt" don't > you understand? > Support the EFF, they support you: http://www.eff.org/ >
Also consider http://sourceforge.net/projects/bmf/ I have been using for nearly a year, very very happy with it too. deb available too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
