We're doing spam filtering for all of our domains using the global rules
files and our IMFILTER utility. We catch a boatload of spam and even a few
viruses.
Email me privately and I will send you a copy of the rules file I am using.
-Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: hostmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 02:07
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Spam Filtering
> I've got a filter on my local client, filtering out "this is not spam",
and
> it catches literally thousands of messages -- I've even sifted through
them
> a few times, they've all been spam thus far. :)
>
> Jonathan
>
> At 09:38 PM 1/9/00 -0800, you wrote:
> > > I assume a global filter would be the way to go. Does anyone
> > > have a generic
> > > filter they would care to share? Or pointers on creating a filter?
> >
> >I've been using a global rules.ima file in my IMAIL directory. I don't
> >waste time trapping the offending messages in a folder, either. This is
> >stuff that I want sent to neverneverland (NUL), although you could put a
> >folder name where I use NUL. The file looks something like this:
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:NUL
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:NUL
> >H~X-Spanska:NUL
> >S=BubbleBoy is back!:NUL
> >B~stuart.messagemates.com:NUL
> >S=57 Million Email Addresses - $149:NUL
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:NUL
> >
> >Legend:
> >
> >F = From
> >T = To
> >H = Header
> >S = Subject
> >B = Body
> >
> >= = Exact match (entire string must match in length and content)
> >~ = substring match (entire string must be found within an another
string)
> >
> >More info on this can be found in the IMail documentation as well as in
the
> >list archives (withg Dusty's name all over them! <g>) and the Knowledge
> >Base.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >
> >P.S. There's always the good old Outlook-style junk filter:
> >
> >B~$$$:NUL
> >S~$$$:NUL
> >B~!!!:NUL
> >S~!!!:NUL
> >
> >And no, I don't really use those. :-)
> >
> >
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