Then I misunderstood, sorry about that, I work graves this is WAY too early in the morning for me.
On 2/3/06, Matthew Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 03 February 2006 11:15, Steve wrote: > > Like all DRM schemes it'll be hacked in short order, Spam will still > > get through only now legitimate mail won't. > > US Congress Critters will have an investigation, one company or > > another will decide that it's a flawed idea and advertise on the > > strength that "Hey you get all yer mail, if we think it's spam it goes > > into a folder marked that way but at least it got through" > > That company will be the next gmail or hotmail (may even be one of them) > > Except that it already works that way. This pay service won't block delivery > of non-paying items. They're just much more likely to end up in the junk > folder. Problem is, NO ONE looks in that folder. If your company's email ends > up there, it might as well have never arrived. > > After recently building a new mailserver, I've decided that until spammers > invest more in real mail server hardware, the number 1 best solution to spam > is greylisting. It has stopped 95%+ of all the email that has tried to reach > the new server, and I haven't had a single report of a legitimate message > getting bounced. > > Combined with sensible RBL usage, a good virus scanner, and spamassassin set > with conservative limits (everything scored under 15 is delivered), I've seen > a HUGE reduction in spam reaching my users. > > Yes, some still gets through, but most of that is semi-legitimate. Greylisting > stops all the virii that do bulk spamming, it stops the boilerplate spam > software that doesn't queue delivery. > > -- > Matthew Walker > The Brain Garden, Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Work: (801) 655-1075 > Home: (801) 491-2079 > Cell: (801) 310-2540 (Emergencies Only) > Page: (801) 283-9887 (Emergencies Only) > > Random Quote: > "`Incidentally,' he said, `what does teleport mean?' > Another moment passed. > Slowly, the others turned to face him. > `Probably the wrong moment to ask,' said Arthur, `It's just > I remember you use the word a short while ago and I only > bring it up because...' > `Where,' said Ford quietly, `does it say teleport?' > `Well, just over here in fact,' said Arthur, pointing at a > dark control box in the rear of the cabin, `Just under the > word "emergency", above the word "system" and beside the > sign saying "out of order".'" > > - Arthur finding an escape route from a certain death > situation. > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > > > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
