fwiw - It's kind of sad to read that an ISP thinks their customers are idiots...
Regards, David Gregg dgSoft Internet Services Web hosting, Email outsourcing, Dedicated and shared infrastructure solutions. (949) 584-1514 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheldon Koehler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] How to fight spam, etc... > > I've basically been on a rant, but I do have a question for you > > folks... what have you found to be the most effective method of > > fighting spam while avoiding false positives? I even attended a two-day > > Ipswitch seminar to have them answer this question. Their answer? They > > didn't give me a straight one. Biggest waste of $1500 I have ever seen. > > I have been running Imail since version 3 (1996). Our first line of Spam > defense is IMGate (1999?). We then added Declude Virus (2001) and was so > impressed we added Declude Junkmail. > > We now have 2 IMGate boxes set up as MX10 and MX20 and they pass to the > Imail server (Windows 2k). Since we are a small ISP, we have to let more > email past IMGate than I would like for the idiots, I mean users, that > actually LIKE the spamEzines and so on. We then take great advantage of > Decludes weighting capabilities and this works very well coupled with > Sniffer as a weighted test. > > It is a never ending battle to keep up with the latest techniques of > Spammers. I am now seeing Spam that passes all tests! RDNS and so on. Very > aggravating to say the least. > > We are still using Imail 7.15. Version 8 has not enticed us yet to upgrade > and I have not heard one person on this list say they were happy with Imail > 8's anti spam features. The rules have been there for a long time and most > people using them find they work quite well. I find them to cumbersome to > work with personally. > > Yes, I would agree you wasted $1500 if that is what you paid for the > Ipswitch seminar. You would have been better off taking Len's DNS class > through Men and Mice! One of the best $ I ever spent on a class. > > But sit back, take a deep breath and pay attention to this list. There is > some of the best help on the internet here once you get past the flames and > ego's. Imail has been one of the most STABLE programs I have ever used. Even > I have my complaints, but stability and ease of use are not on the list... > > > Sheldon > > > Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com > Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 > Nationwide access, neighborhood support! > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time > to pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
