[BlueOnyx:06503] Re: OWM and Spam
Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet
cobaltfacts at virtbiz.com
Tue Feb 15 12:58:46 -05 2011
Ken - Precision Web Hosting, Inc wrote:
> The current Spamassassin from solarspeed does not use mailscanner. The only
> other thing that tends to use resources is the "Use Bayes:" option. I
> disable that.
Agreed! SpamAssassin is actually pretty lightweight!
> Also, an easy way to block a lot of spam with very little overhead, is
> blacklists in the sendmail.cf It should work to:
Or for the EasyWay(TM) pop in your blacklists at Network Services >
Email > Blacklist Services.
Ken's recommendation of RBLs is pretty reliable. I find the following
to take care of most of the bulk without much risk of falsing.
bl.spamcop.net
zen.spamhaus.org
cbl.abuseat.org
In addition, if you're so inclined you can sign up for Barracuda's list
which is free, but you need to register your IP:
http://www.barracudacentral.org/rbl
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