We have spamtraps that go ages without being used and then all of a sudden there’s a flurry of mail to it and then nothing for a long time. And then there is a lot of spam that comes in that never hits any actual traps.
IMO, there are more effective (catch more spam, cost lest to maintain) ways to filter spam locally. laura > On 4 Jan 2026, at 17:29, Al Iverson via mailop <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, what Atro said. It's not always easy to figure out what domains you're > going to get lucky with, either. > I had cultivated somewhere between 100-150 spamtrap domains, sometimes with > help from friends, but also with a lot of guessing and searching on my own. > It takes a lot of work and ends up costing a lot, if you're just a hobbyist. > My domain registrar is charging about $20 for each domain's yearly renewal > and that adds up quickly. > I ended up recently transferring most of my spamtrap domains to some folks > that I trust to do good things with them, because I'm tired of carrying the > cost with little/no benefit. > > Cheers, > Al Iverson > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM Atro Tossavainen via mailop > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > I’m running a small low-volume self-hosted mail server. Since my mail >> > volume is small, I’m considering setting up spamtraps to help train my >> > spam filter. Is this still effective? If so, are there any tips or short >> > tutorials on seeding spamtraps (i.e., getting the spamtrap address used by >> > spammers)? I’ve done a quick web search, but almost all of the hits are >> > aimed at spammers trying to avoid spamtraps. >> >> We don't seed ours. Instead, we aim to buy domains that would >> receive a mail flow without us having to do anything to bring it >> about. >> >> -- >> Atro Tossavainen, Founder, Partner >> Koli-Lõks OÜ (reg. no. 12815457, VAT ID EE101811635) >> Tallinn, Estonia >> tel. +372-5883-4269, https://www.koliloks.eu/ >> _______________________________________________ >> mailop mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop > > > > -- > > Al Iverson // 312-725-0130 <tel:312-725-0130> // Chicago > http://www.spamresource.com <http://www.spamresource.com/> // Deliverability > http://www.aliverson.com <http://www.aliverson.com/> // All about me > https://xnnd.com/calendar // Book my calendar > _______________________________________________ > mailop mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop -- The Delivery Expert Laura Atkins Word to the Wise [email protected] Delivery hints and commentary: http://www.wordtothewise.com/blog
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