[dba-Tech] Blocked Sender's List or Is thistherightlistforthiskind ofquestion?

Please!  Don't treat me!  For God's Sake!  No treatments!

I'll get along.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Blocked Sender's List or Is
thistherightlistforthiskind ofquestion?


> You mustn't worry about your low spam count Rocky, you can be treated.
>
> Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> > Sent: 06 November 2003 21:49
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blocked Sender's List or Is this
> > therightlistforthiskind ofquestion?
> >
> >
> > Thanks Mike.  Fortunately my spam count is pretty low right
> > now.  Al the solutions are currently more trouble than the
> > delete key.  But it may change. :(
> >
> > Rocky
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Tope" <mike.tope at dsl.pipex.com>
> > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blocked Sender's List or Is this the
> > rightlistforthiskind ofquestion?
> >
> >
> > > Rocky
> > > Harking back to your earlier thread, I also use OE, and on
> > I think it
> > > was John C's recommendation I put in Spam Assassin in the form of
> > > SAproxy, and for weeks it was just right without any
> > learning mode for
> > > it or me.
> > >
> > > Then a few little nasties started to get through. I've still not
> > > turned on the software's learning mode, but I have started
> > writing my
> > > own rules - they're just regular expressions in Perl
> > granted a score -
> > > and it seems to be back to near 100% touch wood.
> > >
> > > The real problem with the learning ones is that you need literally
> > thousands
> > > of good and bad messages for them to learn from. If you've
> > only got a
> > little
> > > disk, or only getting a handful of spam each day, it's not the right
> > answer.
> > > Plus I haven't sussed how to point SAproxy at an OE folder to learn
> > > from - SA itself is not really a Windows product.
> > >
> > > Meanwhile I believe SAproxy is becoming a paid-for product but I'll
> > happily
> > > send along the installer I got for free in July (2.4Mb).
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Mike Tope
> > > London
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Sent: 06 November 2003 17:54
> > > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Blocked Sender's List or Is this the right
> > > listforthiskind ofquestion?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Rocky,
> > > >
> > > > I used that for awhile.  They play by the subscription
> > model, i.e.
> > > > want
> > $x
> > > > per month.  You are supposed to report spam back to them using a
> > toolbar.
> > > > What is spam to you may not be spam to the next guy (AccessD list
> > > > email?
> > > It
> > > > was reported as spam by someone!).  It worked but in the
> > end it was
> > > > no
> > > less
> > > > of a hassle than a good Bayesian filter that I train to
> > MY spam and
> > > > then just do a mass delete once per day.
> > > >
> > > > John W. Colby
> > > > www.colbyconsulting.com
> > >
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