revdns is added to the subject on some folks (like mine) replies and posts -
I assume that is a result of a test of some sort - does that mean I need to
work on my mail servers dns?
thanks,
Kevin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jonathan
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 6:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Declude.Virus] REVDNS:SpamTrap Page
>
>
> Before you develop this idea much further, I highly recommend you talk to
> Dusty (from the imail list). There are some very real legal
> implications,
> and he's regrettably had to experience them first hand. We've
> also had some
> issues of this nature ourselves. Great ideas, just proceed with caution.
>
> Jonathan
>
> At 09:59 AM 8/5/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >>http://www.declude.com/spamtrap.htm
> >>
> >>Scott, I find this interesting. Sometimes spam is deleted
> >>by Declude and sometimes not if it is not in the databases
> >>yet. My Imail keyword filters take over at that point. They
> >>were stopping Sir*Cam before McAfee got it working..
> >>
> >>So I have a question... I'd personally like to have recommended
> >>filters for Imail extra fast as things break. If you watch the
> >>Imail list everybody is looking for fast rules code.
> >>
> >>When I look at the above link, I am wondering if this is
> >>generated by you or by spam databases,
> >
> >It is generated by us. We have a number of spamtraps, that are designed
> >specifically to gather spam. When E-mail comes in to them, we see which
> >test(s) they fail, and save the information so that it can be
> picked up by
> >the web page.
> >
> >>and I wonder if on this listserver you could autogenerate
> information to
> >>make rules
> >>faster than the virus companies and spam databases can respond?
> >
> >This sounds like a good idea, but I do see some problems with it. The
> >main one is in determining how to identify the spam -- by IP,
> subject, or
> >From: address? By IP address is pretty safe -- lots of people would be
> >willing to reject all E-mail from a domain that has recently sent
> >spam. But, we probably only receive a small portion of all spam, and
> >there's a good chance that other customers of ours will receive the spam
> >before us (depending on how the spammer chooses to order his list).
> >
> >>I have not been able to use SPAMHEADERS and BADHEADERS as they
> >>caught too much legitimate email. Rules tend to be more useful
> >>sometimes.
> >
> >Just a quick word about BADHEADERS: The only legitimate mail it
> can catch
> >is mail sent from broken mail clients.
> > -Scott
> >
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