From: jimweb@endgame.demon.co.uk
Date: Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:51:30 PST
Paul A. Thomas wrote:
> I've been putting off spam filtering forever, and finally decided to dig
> into it two weeks ago.
> All I can add is BEWARE. I can easily see some alleged spam protection
> companies actually engineering better spam with the help of their
> 'clients'.
> If it is of any help, there is a freeware spam filter available at
> www.spampal.org which I've settled on. It seems to be supported by as
> many folks as support LINUX ( ok, maybe not that many ) but the same
> sort of people who want to use/publish code with no hidden tricks or
> back doors... who actively support problems which come up, who update it
> constantly. and for free because they are pissed about being spammed.
> I've tried commercial products and other 'free' ones, but thus far this
> one is the best IMSHO. After two weeks of tuning ( for example, all
> emails from @mil-veh.org are 'white-listed' so that no matter which
> server I receive them from they make it through to my in box ) I'm
> getting about 80-95% of the spam, and almost no emails I really wanted
> in my spam box.
> Having just waded through learning the jargon if anyone on list wants
> help with this I am happy to try.
Get an up to date email program. I use Mozilla which has message filters
and spam filters and is easily trained to your own standards.
MV content: My ferret likes it as well.
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