funny that i just happened to see this software name come up twice in the same day.
http://slashdot.org/articles/03/08/27/0214238.shtml?tid=111&tid=126 looks like another great idea bites the dust :( cheers. +----------------------------------------------------+ | VeriPay mPOS - Anywhere, Anytime | | Puts money in your bank while you're on the road | | Secure Credit Card Transactions via SMS messaging | | From Xilo Online www.xilo.com/mpos | +----------------------------------------------------+ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Steve Soars > Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2003 10:00 AM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: OT: Anyone got an effective anti-spam and > anti-virus program at the server level? > > > Mike, > To stop the sex emails you need a spam filter - we have a linux server > and use spamassassin (its free and you can apply it at varying degrees > per domain). > > It still lets the message through but it changes it (see below) > ---------------------------------------------------------- > This mail is probably spam. The original message has been attached > along with this report, so you can recognize or block similar unwanted > mail in future. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. > > Content preview: The Marketing Effectively How to Grow Your Business > [...] > > Content analysis details: (19.10 points, 5 required) > SUBJ_REMOVE (0.5 points) BODY: List removal information > REMOVE_SUBJ (0.9 points) BODY: List removal information > OFFER (0.1 points) BODY: Free Offer > HTML_LINK_CLICK_HERE (0.1 points) BODY: HTML link text says "click > here" HTML_FONT_COLOR_RED (0.1 points) BODY: HTML font color is red > HTML_MESSAGE (0.1 points) BODY: HTML included in message > HTML_FORM_ACTION_MAILTO (4.3 points) BODY: HTML includes a form which > sends mail HTML_FONT_COLOR_UNSAFE (0.1 points) BODY: HTML font color > not within safe 6x6x6 palette > HTML_50_60 (0.5 points) BODY: Message is 50% to 60% HTML > MAILTO_WITH_SUBJ_REMOVE (0.5 points) BODY: mailto URI > includes removal > text > MAILTO_WITH_SUBJ (0.0 points) URI: Includes a link to send a mail > with a subject > MAILTO_TO_REMOVE (0.3 points) URI: Includes a 'remove' > email address > MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR (0.4 points) URI: Includes a link to a likely > spammer email address > FORGED_AOL_RCVD (4.3 points) Received forged, contains fake AOL > relays > MSG_ID_ADDED_BY_MTA_2 (0.4 points) 'Message-Id' was added by a relay > (2) DATE_IN_FUTURE_12_24 (2.8 points) Date: is 12 to 24 hours after > Received: date > CLICK_BELOW (0.1 points) Asks you to click below > MIME_HTML_ONLY (0.1 points) Message only has text/html MIME parts > FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK (3.5 points) Forged mail pretending to be from MS > Outlook > > The original message did not contain plain text, and may be unsafe to > open with some email clients; in particular, it may contain a > virus, or > confirm that your address can receive spam. If you wish to > view it, it > may be safer to save it to a file and open it with an editor. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > --------------------------------------- > > I then use outlook to send all the messages like this to the deleted > items box (sometimes it incorrectly classifies emails) > but overall it does a great job of keeping penis enlargement > ads from my > inbox > > To provide virus protection at the server there are a few > options - try > a google search (we are looking at vexira - from central command > http://www.centralcommand.com/vexira_mailarmor_linux.html ), but it > really should be done locally as well. > > hth > > Steve Soars > Interactive Redlands > > www.i-redlands.net > > Shop 2 Cleveland Town Square > Cnr Queen & Bloomfield Sts > Cleveland Qld Australia 4163 > p: +61 7 3821-5800 > f: +61 7 3821-5811 > > Instant Messaging > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > icq: 298661060 > yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mike Kear > Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2003 12:39 AM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] OT: Anyone got an effective anti-spam and > anti-virus > program at the server level? > > > > I got a message from one of my clients today, whose web site > I host, and > here's what he said ... I'd like to know if anyone's got any > effective > measures to do what he wants ..... > > > > [quote] > Could you ask your hosting company to virus-detect the emails and stop > all these sex emails coming to us almost 10 emails every day. If they > can not do this I have to move my hosting from you. In past > few weeks we > have lost our server due to infected emails and down time has been 30% > this is not satisfactory. [/quote] > > > > My initial reaction is to tell him he's living in lala-land > if he thinks > he can stop spam, specially since his website has his email address on > it in a dozen places, but before I did that I thought I'd > check and see > what you > guys think .. Only TEN?? Porn emails a day? And how many > opportunities > a day to share in US$30 million from some corrupt official in Nigeria? > (Perhaps he's treating those as serious propositions). > > > > > Cheers, > Michael Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > AFP Webworks. > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
