At 07:19 PM 7/6/2004, you wrote:
All,
As long as we are on the subject of IMail's automated blacklist, I would like to make an announcement concerning this "little" project that I have been working on for the past six months or so. For any of you who are looking for a reliable and ACCURATE list of domains to block, you might want to consider using one I have compiled at http://www.vantekcommunications.com/spam .
The file that you can download at that page is already in the url-domain-bl.txt format, ready to be directly imported into IMail. I have just finished installing an automated script that allows me to instantly update this list in real-time, which you can be assured will be updated on at least a daily basis. ALL "bad domains" are entered BY HAND, by sifting through the HTML of spams MANUALLY. There should be no false positives at all in this list (knock wood). I have ZERO tolerance for false positives. All domains are listed in alphabetical order, for easy sorting.
A methodology of how I choose domains to list is included on the above page. I catch almost 100 spams a day with this list on one server alone, and it only processes something like 1,500 messages per day, total. While this certainly isn't the "final solution" to end spam, it is a good tool to add to your arsenal, and best of all it's FREE. Please feel free to drop me a note if you have any questions or comments. I would appreciate any feedback you may have. Thanks.
William Van Hefner Network Administrator Vantek Communications, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Riddle > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 6:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Ipswitch's URL Blacklist > > > I have complained in the past about how inaccruate Ipswitch's URL > Blacklist > is that they update every two weeks. > > Just doing some "housekeeping" this afternoon removing domains that they > have on their current list that resulted in some false positives today. > > How about the following: > > snopes.com > washingtontimes.com > > and... > > hotmail.com > > I don't see how those domains got on their "verified" URL > Blacklist if they > are "really" following their published policy of "...Ipswitch > collects spam > from a variety of sources including spam caught by our spam traps, spam > forwarded by employees, partners and customers. The URLs are then > compiled > into a list which is verified for accuracy against the spam > received. Once > the verification is complete the URLs are added to the URL Domain Black > List..." > > > 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/ > >
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