Hi Scott,
Yeah it is picking up mail, but I didn't have the BADHEADERS SPAMHEADERS SPAMROUTING
active. I've recently turned them on and now seem to be catching more spam.
I was more looking for performance tips etc. :)
Regards
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:01:46 -0400
>>I've implemented it and still am getting plowed with spam.
>
>First question: Is any spam getting caught? If no spam is getting caught, something
>may not be set up correctly.
>
>Second question: What tests are you running? If you want to immediately reduce your
>spam by about 50%, you can use the BADHEADERS test. This quick test will check the
>headers of the E-mail for RFC violations that are common in spam. This test is
>especially useful because it can only generate a false positive if someone is using a
>broken E-mail client.
>
>You can catch about 80%-90% of all spam by combining the BADHEADERS test with the
>SPAMHEADERS test (headers that are legal, common to spam, but rare in legitimate
>mail) and the BADROUTING test (which checks for highly inefficient routing common to
>spam, such as going from the U.S. to China back to the U.S.). Those two extra tests
>may catch a small amount of legitimate mail, so you might want to use a header or
>subject warning so the user can filter as desired on their end.
>
>
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> -Scott
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