Re: [cobalt-users] spam for qube3

[Parker Morse <morse@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 12:53  AM, Rick Eames wrote:
> I am getting overwhelmed with SPAM.  What is the best way to cut that down
> for the server?  One by one basis, or globally?

There are two ways to "stop" spam on a server basis, blocking and 
filtering, which boil down into three routes of action.

1. Using sendmail's access.db,
2. Using DNS Blocklists,
and 3. Using a procmail-based filter like SpamAssassin or SpamBouncer.

Every time someone asks the list about this, I am reminded that I need to 
spend some time on the instructions I was putting together on this. See 
<http://bluebird.sinauer.com/~morse/cobalt/> for my preliminary stages, 
which mostly  include instructions for implementing DNSBL's (following 
Charlie Summers' instructions posted about a year ago.)

For more on the access.db, see a discussion from the beginning of this 
month, where Tim Dunn <http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-
users/2002-June/072714.html> and Charlie <http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/
cobalt-users/2002-July/073395.html> explain its use against spammers.

Also, Steve Bassi posted his (extensive) notes on installing Spamassassin 
last Thursday; they are in the archives at 
<http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-July/074325.html>. 
Steve, may I incorporate these into my pages?

> Are there any prebuilt packages for this?

Not that I'm aware of, though I'd love to hear that I'm wrong. However, 
aside from SpamAssassin or SpamBouncer, no outside software should be 
needed; most Cobalts have the required bits already installed and running.
 They just need some configuration.

pjm