On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:40:11 -0700 (PDT) linuxmagic <sa...@linuxmagic.com> wrote:
> > Slightly old thread, but we should clear any misconceptions. > MagicSpam is NOT anything like SpamAssassin. LinuxMagic has been > developing Anti-Spam solutions for the ISP and Telco markets for > quite some time, focusing on the SMTP transaction layer. This > approach gives a more 'Zero Day' style protection, as it can identify > spam sources prior to accepting the email, reducing backscatter and > overhead. None of that really distinguishes it from SpamAssassin, people have been using SA that way for many years. Incidently the point about backscatter is wrong. The traditional approach of classifying, and then discarding or filing to a spam folder, produces zero backscatter from spam. Backscatter is actually caused by rejecting at the SMTP level - when it's done on the wrong SMTP transaction.
