RE: [vps-mail] Dramatic increase of SPAM during last days

["Brian Haines" <providertalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now that I have my sendmail config using these black lists, my SpamAssassin
does not appear to be working. I do Site Wide spam filtering and spam that
is getting through has no X-Spam headers.

I know these programs are not mutually exclusive, so where have I gone
wrong?

Thanks!

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Sikaspam
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:13 AM
To: vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [vps-mail] Dramatic increase of SPAM during last days


> I see a lot of false positives with Spamcop. I use it with 
> Spamassassin, and assign a high enough score so that the mail goes to 
> the spam trap where I can review it.

That's a good way to go. An excellent tactic with many lists, since it 
allows relatively easy whitelisting and weighting on a per account basis.

However, I wouldn't call what I get "false positives" but more 
unfortunate victims who try to write us from servers that are on the 
SCBL. Result is the same, I know, they're blocked :)

I like the fact that SCBL:

- Auto expires servers that are no longer sending spam
- Is fed by my own spam (and that of thousands of others)

The number of SC bounces is impressive.

r

======================================================================
This is <vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>       <http://www.perlcode.org/lists/>
Before posting a question, please search the archives (see above URL).


======================================================================
This is <vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>       <http://www.perlcode.org/lists/>
Before posting a question, please search the archives (see above URL).