I've been deluged with spam lately with the attached GIF files. The GIF files are even using OCR defeating technology now!!! I don't have Spam Bayes or other advanced spam filtering implemented at the moment.
I just found this web site that details how to create a message filter that really helps and has great step by step instructions. It doesn't actually look for a GIF attachment but looks for email that is multi-part and the sender isn't in any address book. What can I say except that it seems to work! (for the time being. <g>) http://compserv.physics.harvard.edu/imagespam Kevin Cully CULLY Technologies, LLC Sponsor of Fox Forward 2006! http://foxforward.net Peter Cushing wrote: > The guy I work with who looks after the email said that spam volumes > have ramped up recently. We have had to upgrade the mailserver software > (and consequently the hardware) to cope with the new demands. > One thing he mentioned was creating a "honey trap" account. This could > be an ex employee that no longer receives legitimate email or just a new > one created for the purpose. The idea being that you get this address > on sites that you know will be harvested so they get hammered with spam > and you know that everything going to that address IS spam and can go to > your spam filters. Anyone used this approach? _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
