I have been following this list to some degree, as I use SIMS for our company mail server.
I notice a few people have tried to find solution to SPAM/Virus issue using
software at the server to filter out the unwanted's.
I like to know has anyone tried/used network services that offer to
filter/scan you emails by routing your email thru at the DNS level by
entering an MX record to another company who then forwards the cleaned mail
to your server.
I was pointed to this website from a posting on SPAM/virus issue.
I know there is extra costs involved, but this problem getting out of hand
for a small company like ours.
If SIMS is no longer working for you, I suggest looking seriously at moving your mailserver to OS X and using postfix/spamassasin. This is a well-document setup and, after a few learning pains, should be pretty simple to setup.
SpamAssassin even has (I hear) a spamtrap feature now.
You WILL lose the ease of use of SIMS interface, and the relative simplicity of the router. You will not be able to do things like:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] = second-*
which is unfortunate.
However, I am currently blocking 2.2 messages for every 1 I receive, and a lot of those blocks are things SIMS can't do (blocking emails with .pif attachments, for example).
(NB: you can use qmail or exim instead of postfix -- it's all free)
Of course, if you have the money to spend, get CGP.
Sad to say, but SIMS lacks some necessary features to deal with the overwhelming flood of spams that seems to just keep getting larger and larger.
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