+pi Seriously. C/R is the worst idea ever.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We are looking at different solution for spam protection. > > OK > >> What we are looking for a solution that can challenge/response an incoming >> email based on a white list that is SQL database based. > > Don't do it. For the love of all things sacred - spare your users and > their correspondents the pain and aggravation. C/R systems should all > be called Hoover - they all suck badly. > >> Anybody have any suggestions they have uses/tried for white list >> centralization? > > Yes - don't do it. Get something that the users can manage themselves, > like Maia Mailguard, or ASSP, or something like that. You can have > whitelists in those, and blacklists (which are much less useful than > you might think), but either of those are infinitely superior to a C/R > system, and are much better for all concerned. Also, don't use > catchall addresses, and make sure that your system refuses mail for > invalid recipients. Lastly, if you can, publish SPF records in DNS. > > Kurt > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
