On 01/08/05 12:34 PM, Bill Landry sat at the `puter and typed: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robin Lynn Frank (SA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Rodney Richison wrote: > > > I'm having a bit of trouble finding information on, and using > > > > > > loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::RelayCountry > > > > > > Though, I've installed the module needed via cpan, and enabled > > > it in my local.cf file, > > > I do not know what it does exactly. > > > > > > I would like to give a score based on country's outside the US > > > since 99% of my mail comes from the us. > > > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > One question, why would you install something if you don't know what it > > does? While it is a worthwhile plugin to provide data to bayes, if your > > intention was to create rules based on country of origin, it won't be > > helpful. > > Indeed! Better to look at something like http://countries.nerd.dk/more.html > for adding weight based on message source country. Here is a sample of how > to implement these in SA as RBL tests: > > <SNIP>
That's excellent! If you're in North America, you might want to consider using blackholes.us instead. If you're in Europe, nerd.dk will probably be faster. I'm coming into this thread a little late, and I've probably missed one or two posts, but if you have configuration authority on your MTA you might also want to consider using an RBL entry there from nerd.dk or blackholes.us (http://www.blackholes.us/) - there are others to choose from, I'm sure, maybe even some good ones that are much quicker at your location. I've picked several countries that I know I will absolutely NOT receive email from (nearly all are in Asia), and I simply disallow all mail from those countries. It's a little too heavy handed if you might ever get letitimate email from said country, but it is 100% effective at keeping spam from coming out from that area - unless it comes through an open relay somewhere else. If you don't have config authority, or you do expect any legitimate email to come from those locations, the solution above is probably best. Matter of fact, I think I'll check it out for a couple countries I don't want to block outright . . . Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
