linux-kernel - Re: Spam, bogofilter, etc

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Message-ID: <45214DC3.9090903@nersc.gov>
Date:	Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:34:59 -0700
From:	Thomas Davis <tdavis@...sc.gov>
To:	Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@...iler.org>
CC:	Lee Revell <rlrevell@...-job.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Spam, bogofilter, etc

Matti Aarnio wrote:
> 
> I can do fairly easily "this address is allowed to post" type
> filters at Majordomo - it has a way to specify allowed posters.
> Usually it is used to permit list members to post, but it can
> also be configured to use other datasets.
> 
> 

Sounds like a version of greylisting.

I know, people will argue against it - but it does work, and it 
still works.  I use it on website I run, and it cuts 2k+ spams per 
day into about 50 that spamassassin has to process.

Yes, there are broken mailers that cannot deal with it properly. 
They should fix their mailers..

thomas
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