> -----Original Message----- > From: ml.exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [ ]
> While I would love to not have the spam traffic hit my > network at all, the only effective way to do that is with the > blacklists in blocking mode. That is absolutely not true. Utterly false. They are the state of the art of late-1990s spamblocking technology. Unfortunately, it's not the 90s any more. (I'm disagreeing with EdC here also, I just happened to pick your message to reply to) > Doing that is just not acceptable in a business environment. That is absolutely 100% true. Utterly factual. :) > On the > other hand, my Exchange 2003 lab server that receives my > personal mail has those RBLs turned on in > full blocking mode. My main personal account was getting > about 200+ spams a day and maybe 5-10 real mails before I > turned on the RBL blocking in Exchange > 2003, since then it has cut it to maybe 10 spams still making > it to my box, and frankly if some real mail bounces, my > friends and family know how to get me > another way. > That's nice, if friends and family were the only ones we had business relationships with. But not all of us are Amway reps or Mary Kay distributers. There are real antispam solutions extant, and they're far more accurate than DNSBLs alone. Although DNSBLs are a useful component of a real solution. For the next three weeks, until every last one of them is DDOS'd off the planet. -tom _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
