[NCLUG] Re: Spam Help

[Matt Rosing]

>That address is in a dynamic address block.  It is listed in SORBS in
>the dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net list.  I might as well start the zillion long
>post discussion by saying that there is no reason to accept anonymous
>mail from hosts on dynamic addresses.  

Here, let me help you out ;)

I used to use spam assassin and there was always a tradeoff between
getting rid of enough spam and losing important email. I have no idea
why but there are people, typically at home, that send email directly
from their machine and not through an authenticated server (I assume
this is what you call anonymous) and my spam filter would drop their
email. I would tell these people how to fix their setup and they'd
look at me funny because they had no idea what I was talking
about. What I've finally settled on is just grey listing. I get a
dozen spam messages a day, which is tolerable, and I don't lose
anybody's email.

If you have a setup where you get less spam and don't drop real email
then I'm jealous. I suspect it requires training the senders to
configure their machines correctly. If not, I'm open to suggestions.

Matt