Re: [cobalt-users] Need Anti-SPAM solution for Raq4i

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Karner wrote:

> Does anyone know a good Anti-SPAM solution for raq4i ?

Many commercial and non-commercial solutions for blocking of received
spam have been posted on this list; check the archives.

> Currently i have turned on POP-before-SMTP,
> but some customers who use old ms outlook versions
> can´t use that.

Sure they can; the first time they click on send/receive they'll get an
error; the second time it'll work fine.  If they send/receive the moment
they bring up the program, before they write any email, depending on how
long they wait before they write email, they shouldn't have any
problems.

> is the mailserver still safe if i turn pop-before-smtp off?
> with "safe" i mean if sending mails from domains which
> are not hosted on my server get blocked ?

Absolutely.  Turning on POP before SMTP enables relaying from any
machine that's successfully logged in and downloaded email in the past
few minutes; without it the RaQ won't relay third-party email at all.

> if you have some other good tips on blocking spam
> or mail-relayers, please tell me.

POP before SMTP has nothing to do with blocking incoming spam; as I've
mentioned, check the list archives, or write offlist for a commercial
solution.

Jeff
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