Re: [cobalt-users] excessive spam

[daniel anliker <support@xxxxxxxxxx>]

what about spamcop.net, is it down ?
in last time i have many problems to access this website.



Ian schrieb:

> On 14 Jul 2003 at 15:29, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight  wrote:
>
> >
> > >> Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions
> > >> Blocking IPs, by the way, is a waste of time.
> > >
> > > Really? That's how most of the DNSBL's work. If you block 68.56.0.0/16
> > > you'll reject a ton of open proxy spam from Comcast users. RR.com was
> > > nice enough to send me their list of DHCP addresses.
> >
> > I was referring to individual IPs. Using RDBLs etc., is a lot more dynamic
> > and useful. For example, if you were hooked up to Spamcop you would block
> > the IPs currently in the database and ONLY those IPs. If you were to dump
> > a load of IPs into your sendmail config and block them you could end up:
> > 1. Blocking IPs that are either no longer active and/or no longer guilty
> > of spamming
> >
> >
> > 2. You wouldn't block any new IPs
> >
> > We use spamcop with infinite monkeys and have a very high success rate.
>
> Same here, both in sendmail and mailscanner, just in case any slip
> through.
>
> I have also set up a basic perl script to scan yesterdays maillog and
> generate a report of the rejected IPs/domains.  Just in case any
> customers have been blocked, none so far.
>
> Ian
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