This is why we need a feature like the one built into hotmail. If the customer has the ability to create a list of ppl that they want to recive email from and either block all the rest or put them into a seperate folder. This would give a better control over spam to the individual user and keep the isp from doing so much work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Bilbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:40 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Inbound rules / SPAM feature enhancement request > I can see how it may be difficult to notify thousands of users. But in > reality even my most challenged users have the sub box retrieval setup. > > If they got the first POP account setup it is not a stretch to get the > second one setup also. Ultimately it is your decision what features you tell > your user base about. This could be a great alternative for those users that > find it annoying to have to check web mail or stress your resources by > allowing IMAP. > > > > Kevin Bilbee > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kathy J > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:39 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Inbound rules / SPAM feature enhancement > > request > > > > > > Being in the position of the person who posed this question, explaining to > > thousands of users that they have to now set up another pop account is > > rather difficult. I have however seen more success with IMAP rather than > > Pop for this purpose. > > > > I basically tell those who refuse the below suggestion to use > > webmail once a > > week to clean that box or their account will become Maxed and > > they will not > > receive emails. That usually scares them into compliance of some sort. > > > > If a user does not want Spam filtering at all I just create a rule that > > moves all mail going to that person to main and have the domain > > process that > > rule before the spamrules. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Bilbee > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:28 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Inbound rules / SPAM feature > > enhancement request > > > > Some one correct me if I am wrong but POP users should be able to > > check the > > spam box by ettting up another POP account using > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and using their normail password. This > > is how Imail pop users can access sub folders/mail boxes. > > > > Then they can download the mail directly to their PC and process it with a > > client side filter to move all mail from that account to a special folder. > > > > > > Kevin Bilbee > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Technical > > > Support - Swift Systems Inc > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:10 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [IMail Forum] Inbound rules / SPAM feature enhancement request > > > > > > > > > We are a fast growing ISP and we use IMAIL for our hosted and broadband > > > customers. We also sell IMAIL to many of our customers for > > standalone or > > > dedicated box systems. Lately, many of our users are complaining > > > about the > > > "spambox" feature. If we delete suspect email, they don't like > > > that either > > > so we have been trying to think of a good go-between. POP users > > > don't have > > > a way to check the spambox easily... > > > > > > I would like to see subject modification be offered for inbound rules. > > > Thus, for suspect email, you could modify the subject to be > > preceded with > > > "[Probable SPAM]", or something like that. Then, client software rules > > > could be setup for POP users and satisfaction would increase greatly. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > ~Vaughn > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Travis Rabe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 2:58 PM > > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Invalid final delivery userid > > > > > > > > > > Maybe they have an e-mail address with a - or a . in it and it is also > > > used > > > > as the mailbox delimiter? I am not sure if that would cause > > a problem, > > > but > > > > maybes. > > > > > > > > Travis > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of E. Shanbrom > > > > (Ipswitch) > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:51 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Invalid final delivery userid > > > > > > > > What do the SMTP logs show for this aborted delivery. IMail > > saves to the > > > > sent folder by send the message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Eric S > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Douglas Hardison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:51 AM > > > > Subject: [IMail Forum] Invalid final delivery userid > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently, I've started receiving complaints from a few > > customers using > > > > > our web interface. They are receiving messages from the > > > postmaster when > > > > > sending emails. > > > > > The email does go out, but they receive an email from the postmaster > > > > > stating "Invalid final delivery userid: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > ( hercules.bbnp.com being the name of our mail server). > > > > > > > > > > After logging into a couple of the problem accounts, I see that they > > > > > have their preferences set to "save a copy of outgoing email to sent > > > > > items folder". I assume that would account for the -Sent > > being tacked > > > > > on to their email. > > > > > > > > > > We are using Imail 8.05 with the Killer Webmail templates on Windows > > > 2000. > > > > > As far as I know this only started happening a few days ago. > > > > > I haven't recently changed anything on the server. > > > > > For the domain, I have Sub-mailbox creation set to "Create". > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas what might be happening, and how i can fix it? > > > > > Pointers to documentation, etc... are welcome. > > > > > I've searched Ipswitch's Knowledge base but didn't find anything > > > > > in particular that helped. > > > > > > > > > > Douglas Hardison > > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > 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/
