[dba-Tech] Spam, spam, spam, spam ....

Andy,

I use Outlook and Spambayes.  http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/index.html

There is an add-in for Outlook, but it looks like they can install a proxy
between the POP3 server and an email client (such as Outlook Express).
>From their site: http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/windows.html
Non Outlook Solutions
Windows users using other mail clients and retrieving mail via POP3 can
download the same installation program and use it to install a binary
version of sb_server, including a tray application.

See also the information about sb_server.

If you retrieve mail via IMAP, you currently need to install a recent
version of Python and the SpamBayes source, then setup the IMAP filter) for
your mail server. 


Bobby


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 1:09 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Spam, spam, spam, spam ....


Hi all
A mate has asked my advice, so I'm bringing the question to
they-who-know-everything (ie you lot). Can anyone suggest good, free,
spam-blocking software, compatible with Outlook Express, that uses
techniques more sophisticated than putting rules in Outlook looking for
specific words. An example he gave me is an email received recently with no
Subject and just an image in the Body, oh and one of those sent-by's which
changes all the time. Is there anything out there which could detect that as
spam? At work our ISP uses heuristics to spot heavy traffic coming from a
certain source and flags it up tht way, but I'd guess that that's always a
paid-for service. What do you all think?

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

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