Hi, I,m a newbie for using openbsd But why not use spamd for the tarpitting and use a mail proxy for the blacklisting feature works fine for me.
Spam dropped from 30 a day to 1 or 2 a day Andre -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Tornio Sent: vrijdag 17 juni 2005 15:36 To: Brian McKerr Cc: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: Snapshot from 03/June : spamd working ? >> Because those addresses are in the XBL, not the SBL. The XBL is >> populated by entries from the CBL, which are added when virus-like or >> worm-like behavior is detected, and entries are removed at the first >> request. Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense to try to create a >> static list for it, when the SBL list is only updated twice a day anyway. >> >> Of course, you could just go to www.spamhaus.org and read up on how it >> works. >> >> Steve > > Thanks for the tip Steve, > > I've just read up on it...... > > > and it seems to suggest that using sbl+xbl is a good thing. > > What exactly is spamd going to catch then ? > > spamd will tarpit entries in the SBL, which are (supposed to be) actual spamming operations. The idea behind spamd is to waste the time and resources of spam operations, not simply to reject their mail. If you're only looking to reject mail, then don't use spamd.
