I would be interested in seeing what some of you have as myfilter.txt list. I have been adding to mine and find it is a time consuming experience to say the least. One that has been paying for itself though. Being inexperienced in this endeavor, though, I realize I may be going into overkill. What say you?
Jim Rooth Klotron, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Todd Ryan Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 2:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude and Sniffer Jeff, I just purchased Message Sniffer this past week. Before that, I ran the trial version for 30 days and then produced some statistics to prove to myself and my boss that it was worth buying. What it boiled down to was that I was catching 12.5% more definite spam with Message Sniffer than without it. A couple things that are worth mentioning... By "definite spam", I'm being very conservative. I don't consider anything that has a legitimate unsubscribe method to be spam. Many would disagree. We're a higher education institution so free speech is a very important factor. So you may find it even more effective than I do because it will also block some of the "newsletters" that we as mail administrators find to be at the top of the spam scale. I was using the demo for 30 days so that means no updates. Using it with frequent updates will probably produce even better results. Also, I have some very tweaked JunkMail weights and rules. I only use Message Sniffer only in the weighting system. It blocks some things that I don't consider junkmail like newsletters from emazing.com and beliefnet.com. So if a message ONLY fails sniffer, I don't bounce it. It has to fail one or two other tests. Hope this helps. For me, I expect a 12%-15% increase in accuracy and that is worth it. I now have what I think is a VERY accurate weighting system. I've only had two instances in about 6 months where a remote postmaster said their mail was bouncing. In both cases they were legitimate companies sending work-related things, but they both were listed in one of the open relay databases so the filters worked correctly. --Todd. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Kratka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 4:08 PM Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude and Sniffer > Just curious. How many people are using both Declude Junk Mail and the > sniffer add-on and has it made a difference if yes. I have been completely > pummeled with Spam and am looking for more options. > > Thanks. > > Jeff > > ***************************************************** > TymeWyse Internet > P.O.Box 84 - 583 N. Main St., Canyonville, OR 97417 > tel/fax: (541) 839-6027 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ***************************************************** > > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web > site at http://www.declude.com . > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com . --- --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002 --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
