NFN Smith wrote:
Richard Alan wrote:
sean wrote:
funny, I was just on the line with our ISP
(freaking cox.net) about
a flood of new spam from
(AT)onmicrosoft.com... doesn't seem to
matter how many times I mark their whole domain
as spam, I seem to
be getting exponentially more...
A WHOIS lookup indicates that onmicrosoft.com is
owned by Microsoft.
Of course, it is entirely possible that a
professional spammer is
simply using that domain name in his spew.
What is the nature of these emails that you are
classifying as spam?
If the domain is owned by Microsoft, then chances
are high that the content is forged. A check of
the Received: headers (ctrl-U) is likely to show
one or more servers prior to Cox that are
unrelated, either servers that are owned by
spammers, or exploited servers (either dedicated
servers, or end-user computers with rogue mail
servers installed).
I doubt that the content is coming from Microsoft.
At server level (i.e., Cox), there are a variety
of tools available for fighting this kind of
stuff. The most prominent is with DNS blacklists,
and/or use of content-filtering tools such as
SpamAssassin, but it takes an admin that's really
focused on that kind of thing, who knows what he's
doing, and can give it sufficient attention. And
the most effective DNSBL, spamhaus.org, isn't
free, for a large provider, such as Cox.
From my own history with Cox (I've been a
customer of theirs in the past), I don't think
they're particularly serious about being a mail
service provider. As with most connectivity
providers, they'll provide email, but it's mostly
an add-on service, especially in the consumer
space. For consumers, they're far more focused on
connectivity, especially in trying to get you to
sign up for their most profitable offerings,
bundling with their television and phone products,
and maybe even convincing you to let them be the
reseller for your cell phone service.
Several years ago, when I left Cox, my new
provider provided me an email account. I don't
remember even what the address is, and I don't
think I ever activated the account, because for
years, I've done my mail through a dedicated mail
service provider.
In my view, if you simply want mail, you're fine
with getting it from your connectivity provider.
If you want more than that, then you need to be
using a dedicated mail service provider (including
more advanced spam filtering). And if you want to
avoid having your content being exploited by your
provider (e.g., gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc.)
consider the option of moving to a paid service,
where the provider is serving you, as a paid
customer. The other benefit of using a provider
that's not your connectivity provider is that if
you change connectivity providers, then you don't
have to make a corresponding change in your email
address.
Smith
I ordered some machine stuff out of China on the
Internet and have gotten the items quickly and w/o
BS (Spam). But just lately I think the last one
sold my address to spammers.
COACH Outlet
Pandora Store
If I understood what to do with the SM Filter(s),
maybe I could at least get those dumped as they
come in.
My problem is that if I don't work with these
tools on a constant basis, I forget all the
details - one cannot keep up with all the myriad
details of today's digital world ! Not possible -
- especially if you are a senior (74).
I can't remember what I ate for dinner last night!
Right wise guys - so go tell me to live in a
"Home" and be fed pablum by a 22 year old fat male
nurse !
DoctorBill
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