[pmmail-list] Mailproxy for filtering spam?

[Sorin Srbu]

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 09:22:00 +0100, Per Jessen wrote:

>>Didn't somebody on this list mention a kind of mailproxy for
>>filtering spam, running on individual workstations? I think it was
>>free too.
>>Building and keeping the built-in filtering system in my mailer is
>>a never-ending story, so I was figuring that maybe a mailproxy
>>would help. I recall that some of them are able to connect to
>>blacklist servers to update the blacklists etc.
>
>Spamassassin is one of many options. CRM114 is a very effective bayes-
>style (i.e. adaptive/learning) filter.  Maintaining either one is a
>never-ending story, although a *lot* less effort than doing it all yourself.

Spamassasin, huh? I'll have a look.

Is CRM another mailproxy, or just a spamassasin version number?

><shameless plug>
>if you know who to talk to at Uppsala Uni, have a look at www.spamchek.com -
>we do spam and virus filtering.  Or just talk to the admin at orgfarm.uu.se - 
>we can have a trial setup in a matter of hours.
></shameless plug>

*I* am the SA at orgfarm.uu.se. 8-) 

As we have mailaccounts centralised at the uni-level, ie we
outsourced the mailsystem, we prefer not to go spamfiltershopping,
as this is done centrally. However some ppl at this department, me
included tend to get a lot of spam anyway. Even though I for
instance have set the spamfiltering to the "Extreme"-level.

The mailppl here at the uni, are experimenting with graylisting
etc, so my saying there is not really of any consequence. Sorry.


BW,

Sorin

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