On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:57:15 -0700 (MST), Steve Linux User wrote:
> you should think about why you want
> to "attack" the spammer directly. Would it not be wiser to
> complain to his ISP and get his account revoked?
Tried that. This tactic is frequently unsuccessful. Some ISPs don't
even care about your problem of receiving spam from their smtp servers.
They just like to provide spammers with safe havens.
> The X-procmail tags I mentioned earlier prevent that. If your
> own mail is bounced back, no auto-response is sent.
<snip>
> Procmail is an extremely versatile tool, and if it's available
> on your ISP with shell account, you can configure it to recognize
> and handle spam any way you want.
This X-procmail setup that you have explained seems to be a very effective
system. Would I need Linux, or some OS other than DOS in order to use
procmail?
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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