RE: [WhatsUp Forum] What are some rules to use for cleaning up SPAM

[Gary Swanton]

Does anybody have any device icons for W2K / XP servers?   Appreciate all feedback.   Regards   Gary Swanton, MCSE IT Systems Support IT Shared Services, Village Roadshow Limited C Melbourne - Bourke St Level 3, 206 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 PO Box 1411M, Melbourne VIC 3001 (+ 61 3 9667 6699 Facsimile +61 3 9639 7333 È0438 877 896 Melbourne - Jam Factory  Level 1, 500 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 Telephone + 61 3 9281 1012  Facsimile +61 3  9804 7349 Sydney - Pyrmont Level 4, 235 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009  GPO Box 2581 Sydney 2001 Telephone + 61 2 9552 8777 Facsimile +61 2 9552 2510 -----Original Message----- From: Shaun P. Carlson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2002 10:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] What are some rules to use for cleaning up SPAM   “I’m looking for a few good rules…”   Actually, I’m working on developing a set of rules for our organization to help filter out some of the SPAM which our users receive on a seemingly daily basis.  I’ve modified and used some of the examples from the knowledgebase on the Ipswitch site.  Additionally, I have developed some of my own rules to help filter out some of the incessant SPAM.   My questions are as follows.   - Does anyone have some rule examples from which I could further develop my rule set?   - Are there are good generalized rules to help filter SPAM which may not meet the specific criteria laid out in a custom rule?   - Does anyone know of a good source for some common SPAM tactics (from which I may be able to extend my rules)?   - Finally, is there a good way, or even a way, to filter out emails from a specific, known-SPAM mail server?  This last question is particularly pertinent since most of the online resources for blocking SPAM (i.e. lists, such as Mail Abuse Preventions Systems Real-time Black Hole List, etc…) are based on DNS entries.   Thank you all in advance for your assistance!   s   -- Shaun P. Carlson Network Operations Gardonville Coop Telephone Assn ph: (320) 524.2211 em: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.gctel.com/        ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they   are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the Network Administrator on +61 3 9667 6699. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses and inappropriate content. **********************************************************************