[cobalt-users] Re: spam for qube3

[Peter Frederick <pfred@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 07:40:00 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>> 
>> I feel like an ass for asking, but the cobalt site doesn't seem to have
>> archives to search through any longer (at least none that I could find...).
>> 
>> I am getting overwhelmed with SPAM.  What is the best way to cut that down
>> for the server?  One by one basis, or globally?
>> 

Check out http://bluebird.sinauer.com/~morse/cobalt/ by Parker Morse. I
posted a message to the Qube forum but so far no answer. I searched my own
archives of Cobalt messages (from this list) and found Parker's very useful
answer from earlier in the year.

I've used his notes today and got our sendmail reconfigured to use a RBL
and can already see it rejecting spam :*)

You will probably want to review information at www.sendmail.org as well
since it discusses a few of the specifics. But it was easy using Parkers
notes.

>> Are there any prebuilt packages for this?
>
>For the server, just have the users forward you the spam and start
>growing your /etc/mail/access file.  

Talking about access database, does an OK rule override someone that is on
a blacklisted domain. For example I note that uu.net is appearing as
Rejected in the maillog. Can I allow them by putting an entry in the access
database saying OK?

Thanks
Peter

>
>tim


Peter Frederick
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