[AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker

John Colby jcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sun Oct 19 16:41:22 CDT 2003


Nope, doesn't work for express.  I use K9 for my wife's computer which uses
express.  K9 is a proxy that picks up the mail, does it's thing, then
forwards it on to the email client.  It works fine.

John W. Colby
www.colbyconsulting.com

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 1:50 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker


I'm using Express.  Will it work for that?

Rocky

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker


> If you use Outlook, try
>
> http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/windows.html
>
> I use this.  Very good Bayesian filter.  The only thing to know is that
you
> have to set the "Certain Spam" number down to 20 and the "Suspected Spam"
> number down to about 10.  At those settings it nails 99% of my Spam (no,
no
> statistics with this one but it is native to Outlook).
>
> The Spam volume coming to me has doubled (or more) in the last month.  It
> was already about 60 / day after getting rid of an old mail forwarder that
> was 100% Spam.  This is really ridiculous.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.colbyconsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:57 AM
> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker
>
>
> Dear List:
>
> It's time to get a Spam Filter I guess (sigh).  What do you all use and do
> they really save more time than outlook's "Block Sender" and mail rules to
> route mail to a spam folder based on whether or not he words Viagra, debt,
> breast or penis are contained in the message and/or heading?
>
> MTIA,
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
>
> P.S. I am now being spammed by people who want me to buy their spam
filter.
> Ironic, no?
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