Thanks for the post, when combined with my existing list, it added another 5k to the filesize. My URL list is now 374k
Mike Biddle http://www.websiteworld.com Phone: 865-379-7171 Fax: 865-379-7173 MSN Instant Message [EMAIL PROTECTED] (not email IM Only) ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Van Hefner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:08 AM Subject: [IMail Forum] New url-domain-bl.txt List > All, > > After having used this list for my own purposes the last several months, I > have decided to make my own url-domain-bl.txt list available to anyone else > who wishes to use it. I first started off using the "official" one from > IPswitch, but decided to stop using it after the first update, as there were > far too many false positives on their list (like covad.com). > > The below list is made up of domains that I have culled BY HAND from over > six months worth of spams that made their way through our own anti-spam > filters. There are 1,870 domains currently listed, and the list is current > as of this week. I update the list every day, but am not sure how often I > will upload updates to the website. Using this list alone stops about 80-100 > spams a day from making it to our user's inboxes, and we only have a volume > of about 2,000 incoming messages each day. > > I have verified each of these domains BY HAND, so they are pretty accurate. > Many of them are repeat offenders. We use this list in our own production > environment, and have never had any problems. I am pretty conservative by > nature, so unless it meets my own criteria, the domain won't get listed. > I've included a list of criteria on the following page. I hope that this is > of use to some of you. Feel free to drop me a line at the below address if > you have any questions. Your comments would be appreciated. > > http://www.vantekcommunications.com/spam/ > > > William Van Hefner > President > > Vantek Communications, Inc. > 555 H St., Ste. C > P.O. Box 155 > Eureka, CA 95502-0155 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 707.476.0833 ph > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > 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/
