[ILUG] spam

[Waider]

Paul Jakma wrote:
 >
> anyone use razor? how much spam does it catch do you know?
> 

I use Razor plugged into SpamAssassin. So I can't tell you how effective 
it's been by itself; the combination has had maybe two false positives 
(both ILUG mails, strangely enough)

> might look at adding razor to the mix, but as ken points out, you 
> then rely on others to filter your mail - not sure if i like that.

*shurg* You're already checking your spambox for false positives. This 
is no different.

> also, i might one day turn the procmail scoring ruleset into a C 
> milter - once i get it fine-tuned to a point i'm happy with.

Having spent a few months playing with procmail filter lists and the 
like, I can't see why anyone would bother spending time redoing what the 
SpamAssassin guys have done. It's an extremely effective system, is easy 
to configure, and can even be made completely transparent to users (i.e. 
the 'visible' part of the mail never gets tagged, just the headers) 
which is ideal if you're running it sitewide. And a particularly neat 
feature of it is the adaptive whitelist, which modifies itself per 
sender address over a period of time, i.e. as it becomes more certain 
that that address is or is not a spammer.

Anyway. No association with the SpamAssassin people, just a happy user. 
And if using Razor means even one less spam in my inbox, I'm using Razor.

Cheers,
Waider.
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