> What I'm suggesting here is a method of refusing the incoming message at > the SMTP level, so it doesn't make it to the scanner as it is simply > turned away at SMTP with a 5XX error to the sending MTA.
Well, it requires patch. > The first thing I'd like to see though is the subject line scan at SMTP > level, this would allow us to refuse to accept messages with > objectionable subject lines so we can make a good attempt at getting rid > of the spam. Tagging with SpamAssassin is fine, but it still means the > end user has to look at subject lines with the latest Viagra offers, > etc. I know my ISP clients would be quite happy if we could drop those Use filters in your mailclient to move mail that contains *spam* to /dev/null or another imap folder. > We could use Qmailscanner to quarantine those spams, but I would much > prefer to send the spammers a message by not accepting their nonsense > entirely at the front door :) Some good ideas, some bad. It required lot of patching to qmail-smtpd. -- Eero
