If you have a decent PC kicking around that you aren't using anymore, Untangle is the way to go for sure, even just for one user. It's easy to set up, easy to admin and it works incredibly effectively.
Rubin Bennett rbtechnologies, LLC (802)223-4448 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thatitguy.com Think for yourselves and let others enjoy their privilege to do the same --Voltaire From: Tony Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 10/22/2008 2:29pm To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Need some help combating SPAM We've used SpamAssassin, which is also free and works quite well. Can take a bit of maintenance to keep the rules up to date, though. And a lot more maintenance if you decide to use the Bayesian filter. But, it works quite acceptably even without that. Used for an individual account it could get tricky, though, since it's also designed for server use. But you could do something like have a machine that runs fetchmail, pulls down your mail and runs that through SpamAssassin marking/quarantining/deleting the spam, and then you point your mail client at the mailbox on that machine via IMAP or POP or something. I've heard of that being done. -- Tony Harris Assistant CTO Community College of Vermont [EMAIL PROTECTED] (802) 241-3535 Dwirze ski, evarre kolex. (One by one droplets, eventually an ocean.) ------------------------------------------- PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of an email received in error is prohibited. --On Wednesday, October 22, 2008 02:21:34 PM -0400 Bjorn Behrendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use Untangle and love it, but It is a full network solution not an > individual account method of combating spam, but it is at least free. Good > luck > > Bjorn Behrendt > Proctor School District > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rene Churchill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:00:54 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Need some help combating SPAM > > Here's an appeal to the collective sysadmin knowledge on the list. > > I've been getting bombarded with spam recently from a particular > source. (15 of the bloody things during my lunch break alone.) > Hawking a wide range of things, the URLs in each of the spams > look something like this: > http://somedomain.com/bYxbyYbEQxQExyMyEyEIMxobFdYQy > > Currently my Postfix setup is using greylisting and the > zen.spamhaus.org RBL. The spammer is jumping around > various IP addresses faster than zen.spamhaus.org can list > them. The URLs being used change constantly and he's using > an email server that retries messages so greylisting isn't > blocking them. > > I've tried adding the RBL 0spam.fusionzero.com to my config. > This RBL blocks entire C blocks of IP addresses since this > spammer appears to be purchasing a C block and working his way > through the entire range as each IP becomes listed. > > The problem with 0spam.fusionzero.com is that it's a bit TOO > aggressive and sites like hotmail.com and ConstantContact.com > are getting caught up in that RBL. > > So, any suggestions of other RBLs that aren't quite so aggressive > or does anybody have another method of fighting this particular > brand of SPAM? > > Thanks, > Rene > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > René Churchill [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Geek Two 802-244-7880 x527 > Your Source for Local Information http://www.wherezit.com >
