Just reading a few of the lists this morning and noticed the usual problems with using an RBL to block mail at the MTA level(name removed to protect the original poster's identity): "But the problem is, some of my users also are unable to send their emails using SMTP server as their "dynamic" IP is banned because some of the ips are listed in spamhaus. They keep getting the … [Read more...] about RBL blocking
Archives for August 2004
Spam Assassin 2.64 rpm
A couple of people were asking me where they could find rpms for SA 2.64, so here's a link to help you: DAG rpm archive Personally I prefer to do it from cpan or source, as the rpms have a "charming" tendency of installing all sorts of things that I really do not want. … [Read more...] about Spam Assassin 2.64 rpm
Email Filtering – pragmatism vs accuracy
Background We (Blacknight Solutions) have been offering email filtering to our clients since early 2002. We first began "experimenting" with spam filtering as we saw that the problem of spam/uce was growing exponentially and neither we nor our clients wanted to have our inboxes taken over by rubbish. For the first 10-12 months after implementing server-side filtering we did not … [Read more...] about Email Filtering – pragmatism vs accuracy
Debian : ATI Radeon 9600 SE PCI
My new desktop machine, which I got a couple of months ago, came with an onboard graphics card. The card was "ok", but as I like playing some games, watching DVDs and doing other stuff which is fairly intensive I decided to upgrade. My choice of graphics card was very restricted as the PC, a Fujitsu Siemens, does not have an AGP slot. Why? I have no idea, but considering that I … [Read more...] about Debian : ATI Radeon 9600 SE PCI
Internet Backbone is Open Source
According an article published on SMAU.it open source software drives the backbone of the 'net. Although this is not exactly "groundbreaking" news it is nice to see more international press coverage of open source. SMAU is well worth a visit if you can make it to Milan in the autumn and completely dwarfs the Irish ICT Expo. … [Read more...] about Internet Backbone is Open Source