for what it's worth, I hate spam. And spam blocking/filtering is a necessary evil, unfortunately. The harder you try to block spam, the more likely you are to not see legitimate email.
My mail server, which isn't particularly large, has blocked over 32,000 incoming connections via various RBLs dsn.rfc-ignorant.org list.dsbl.org relays.ordb.org bl.spamcop.net sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org. In that same timeframe, I've also blocked 987 messages tagged with spam assassin scores higher than 8.0, and 76 viruses. And since I reject mail to invalid recipients, that's another 3,142 messages. 757 of those are to an email address I haven't used in 6 years, though I still own the domain. That's out of 41,000 incoming connections in the last 7-1/2 days. Nearly 88% spam mail, or mail coming from likely spammers. I'd hate to see my inbox if I stopped using RBLs. Rick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:232859 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
