* This is the modus mailing list * Last week, on my various accounts and spam traps, I saw about double the spam getting through as the previous week. This week, it seems to be doubling again. However, I've noticed a few things which may help explain it.
First, the amount of spam in our quarantine is up, but not dramatically. This would seem to suggest that either we're receiving more spam or ModusMail is doing a better job of catching it. I believe it's the former. Also, our mail server log files are up by about 30% in size. I took a look at the stats and it seems we're up about 10% each of the last two weeks in terms of mail received. Finally, we haven't had a false positive report on a personal e-mail in at least a week. So, in addition to an overall rise in spam, Vircom may have adjusted the SCA engine to prevent false positives. It's possible that this change has lowered the catch rate slightly. As I recall, there was a significant jump in the amount of spam just prior to Christmas last year. I also seem to recall that it did not drop after Christmas, as I expected it to. Ben Rogers http://www.c4.net v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Thornton Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:14 AM To: ModusMail Subject: [Modus] Spam getting through * This is the modus mailing list * We saw a significant jump in the spam getting through today. It is still very low in comparison to the total mail load, but it was very noticeable to myself and customers. Anyone else seeing this. I usually only receive one a day and today I got over 20. Mark Thornton San Marcos Internet, Inc 512-393-5300 ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line.
