Hi! On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Paul Hutchings <paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk> wrote: > I appreciate that it's hard to make up for the failings of other peoples > email/internet infrastructure, but I'm looking for options/suggestions > on how to deal with that old problem of "Blocking unwanted mail when the > occasional wanted mail has all the characteristics of unwanted mail".
duh... that's a problem. There should be a pattern on spam and a pattern on wanted mail, because that's not common mail where you get an offer for "cheap rolex" or anything like that. > > We use RBL's and basic checks such as rejecting mail with no rdns at > all, and it stops thousands of spam, but of course as a business, in an > ideal world I want to accept all legitimate mail regardless of > characteristics. > > Sure I can manually create whitelists but that requires me to know there > was a problem with a certain domain/host/address. > > I think I'm asking the impossible, but I'm curious how other people go > about handling this problem both technically and politically? mmmm.... I use assp http://assp.sourceforge.net/ . It includes some ways of automagicallly managing whitelists, and other stuff which make it a very interesting project. Politically........ no idea, that's a difficult part, because users don't want to understand that spam is an always evolving problem, and that adapting usually requires time. I hope this helps, Ildefonso Camargo > > Cheers, > Paul > > -- > MIRA Ltd > > Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England. > > Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 > VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of > the intended recipient. > If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by > e-mail, telephone or fax. > You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail > as this is prohibited. > > >
