Blog spam is a real pain in the neck. Tom and I have been swapping notes about this over the last month or so. I had some initial "success" with the builtin filters, which I then augmented with the SURBL plugin, but that still meant having to manually delete all the junk that was being put in the "moderate" queue. At Tom's recommendation I've now installed "auth image" which … [Read more...] about more Blog spam solutions ….
Moving mailboxes
Moving mailboxes from one server to another can be a painful experience. Formail is a handy command that makes this a lot easier: cd /var/spool/mail/;formail -Y -s sendmail -oi $user@domain < $mailbox replace $user@domain with the real alias you want to send to eg. michele@blacknight.ie replace $mailbox with the local mailbox name eg. michele1 The only thing to watch out for … [Read more...] about Moving mailboxes
Irony?
Barracuda Networks sell devices that are supposed to protect networks from spam, however the owner, Michael Perone, has been fingered by some as a former spammer … [Read more...] about Irony?
Bored with system utilities?
Niall came across this the other week, but I am yet to see it in action. It's a little application that displays a "Hot babe" As your system load increases the "babe" strips. Kind of silly … [Read more...] about Bored with system utilities?
Accurate Statistics
If you are using MailScanner to filter mail you probably want to know how much mail you are filtering and how effective it is, or isn't :mrgreen: There are a number of applications that allow you to get an idea of what is going on: MailWatch - A comprehensive tool that monitors many aspects of your incoming and outgoing mail, as well as offering access to your … [Read more...] about Accurate Statistics