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[cobalt-users] [Maybe OT] Anti-spam measures
- Subject: [cobalt-users] [Maybe OT] Anti-spam measures
- From: "Dan Kriwitsky" <list3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu Mar 11 05:15:03 2004
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3500982.stm is an interesting Q&A
on the recent lawsuits in the news. Those using SpamAssassin and trying
to filter and tag spam on their RaQ should note:
"Q: What else is being done to combat spam?
A: Lots. Some e-mail providers are starting to filter spam before it
reaches end users.
<snip>
But the reaction from the spammers to these measures has been to
increase the number of messages they send out. They reason that, if a
smaller percentage of messages are getting through, they need to send
out more to make sure that enough do get seen."
So, if you want to put tons of strain on your RaQ by trying to scan all
this garbage, go for it. I know I have found more email getting lost in
the noise than email getting lost due to the SMTP being rejected by
Sendmail using various DNSBL.
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C2003 Dan Kriwitsky
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