Re: [Hampshire] Linux SPAM filtering

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Author: Philip Stubbs
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To: lug, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Linux SPAM filtering
* Vic (lug@???) wrote:
> > I'm running both SpamAssassin and ClamAV in daemon mode and I'm
> > using procmail to pass the email from Exim through the filters
> > before it arrives at it's final destination.
>
> That means you've accepted the mail before you pass judgement on it; if it
> then looks like spam, you either discard it (with the risk of losing mail
> for false positives) or stick it in some sort of "spam" box (which means
> all spam has to be human-read anyway).
>
> Far better IMO to reject during the SMTP conversation.


Any chance on elaborating on how this is done. A list similar to the
one Adam did would be really helpful.

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Philip Stubbs
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