I absolutely agree. Implementing hooks for the RBL service is near the top
of my wish list for IMail improvements. I spend countless hours manually
configuring filters and blocking IPs and networks on my mail servers. The
time and aggrevation it would save me would be almost priceless. As a mail
admin, SPAM is my #1 headache. I would much rather pay some other company to
take care of spammers than deal with it myself. I would also take pleasure,
knowing that I have made the internet a bit more spam-free.
William Van Hefner
Publisher
Discount Long Distance Digest
The Internet Journal of the Long Distance Industry
http://www.thedigest.com
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Don Brown
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 5:01 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Blocking Spam & the RBL
>
>
> At 07:58 PM 2/16/00, Roger Heath wrote:
> >Reply to: Len Conrad
> > Re: [IMail Forum] Blocking Spam & the RBL on Wednesday 6:02:58 PM
> > From: Roger Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > >>Is anyone using the Realtime Blackhole List
> http://mail-abuse.org/ with
> > >>Imail, to filter Spam?
> >
> >L> Imail doesn't hook into black hole list, etc.
> >
> >I have raised this before and would sure like to see it in IMail. To
> >me this is a far more important feature than SSL. I have several email
> >accounts in Sun servers running Sun Unix software and with these
> >configured on RBL I have yet to see a single spam message. With Imail
> >it is a genuine challenge to manage this with such a simple filter
> >system. With most competitors to Imail making this feature available,
> >I do not understand why it is not a major priority at Ipswitch.
> >
> >I have not upgraded to 6.x because it has no major features I really
> >need. I need RBL and virus screening. My old 16-bit BBS software did
> >virus screening. Mail Essentials does it the low cost 'BBS' way with
> >simple command line switches to Norton or McAfee utilities. These are
> >now paramount features any mail system should have and most already do
> >or you can purchase third party software, like Mail Essentials, to do
> >at least virus screening. But in reality they belong in the mail
> >server software. I am very disappointed in 6.x features.
> >
> >In Unix Sendmail servers you put the RBL file in and edit a single
> >configuration setting and you are done. If Imail doesn't supply such
> >features we will most likely be moving to such a setup rather than
> >upgrading our Imail. It costs virtually nothing to do this.
> >
> >I mentioned these issues 6 months ago here, but Ipswitch has never
> >responded at all to any of these queries. Spam and Virus are the most
> >serious issues of all regarding email hosting, but there doesn't seem
> >to be any pending features addressing these most serious of issues in
> >Imail like other mail server systems are.
> >
> >Maybe I'm being a bit frustrated, but last week the Happy virus got
> >through my Imail filter destroying a small business setup. Imail
> >catches it most of the time, but not all of the time. If I had been
> >running other mail server software, or third party software, I don't
> >think this might have happened. I not inclined to run third party
> >software that provides only a partial and very expensive solution.
> >
> >--
> >bcnu
> > www.rleeheath.com
> >Roger Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >advanced internet services and software technology
> >advanced concepts in emergency medical technology
>
> I agree that hooks (options) for the RBL and the new RSS are needed. I
> telephoned Imail sales a few days ago and they told me that they have no
> plans to include either of these features in Imail. The lady could not
> tell me why. I, too, am disappointed and hope they change their minds.
>
> Mail Essentials is offering their anti-spam module as freeware - see
> http://www.gficomms.com/pages/spamrecycle.htm. Beats a sharp
> stick in the
> eye. We're going to give it a try.
>
> As for Virus protection, I think we are going to run WebShield, which is
> included with "Total Virus Defense" by Network Associates/McAfee.
>
> IPSwitch could make our lives a lot easier . . .
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