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Re: [cobalt-users] configuring a Raq to block spam

> > I don't think there would be any difference in bandwidth.
> > With a DNSBL like ordb.org, the email comes in, then it
> > bounces back to the sender. So it uses bandwidth both ways
> > just like if you had received it.
>
> No, the email never arrives. The rejection message comes from the
> spammer's SMTP or server. You do not use your bandwidth to send the
mail
> back because the mail never arrives. The connection is refused
before
> the server can send the mail during the handshake.

Dan,

I stand corrected on the bandwidth savings. But, I still like Spam
Assassin better because it catches so much more spam.


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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting
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