Re: [cobalt-users] Spam blocking

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Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Spam blocking


> On 1/31/04 1:08 AM, "Dan Kriwitsky" wrote:
>
> >> Many tests have shown this to not be the case at all.  We blocked
> >> (refused; no-one at this address) email for a domain that used to
> >> belong to an ISP.  We blocked it for a year.
> >
> > I got you beat. I was returning 550 on a domain for more than 5 years
> > and there were still constant spam attempts on email addresses there.
> > Now those are spamtraps and it's one of the reasons I block so many DSL
> > and cable user sub-domains.
>
> Probably asked and answered, but can we add the blocks like you have to
> MailScanner or SpamAssassin, I really want to stay away from the
sendmail.cf
> file if I can. I think we are related to the Murphy's and since it's
> genetic, the law seems to apply to use.
>
> I am thinking more and more about blocking these spam brokers, as well as
> these FTP scroungers looking all the time. Is there a similar way to block
> out offending ftp'ers and if so, is there a list for them also??
>
> --
> Thanks!!
> David Thurman
> List Only at Web Presence Group Net

Roll your own home grown black list
This cgi is running on a nearly stock raq4i. Don't laugh.
This is about as rude, crude and simple as it gets.
Just add or remove posers as required.
Uses routes and the stock Cobalt GUI. Drop 1 address or blocks of them.
550 1 e mail, a domain, or whole countries.
This just web displays them so users know what posers have
been put on ignore.
http://www.pagekeeperservice.com/sysinfo/blocked.pl?cobalt-users

  David Hahn
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