RE: SWEN isn't slowing down
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2003 9:05 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: SWEN isn't slowing down
>
>
> on Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 08:31:53AM -0700, A P
> (ap1269@yahoo.com) 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 <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
> What Part of "Gestalt" don't
> you understand?
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>
Also consider http://sourceforge.net/projects/bmf/ I have been using for
nearly a year, very very happy with it too.
deb available too.
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