Well, I'm managing about 1.5 million email boxes right now, and I can
say SMTP AUTH does the job. If someone starts to spam, u can lock it
out.
And I have been blocking the whole comcast, ameritech, verison dsl
networks. 80% of my incoming spam is comming through these providers.
I guess that serious people uses smtp auth.
I'm going to use SPF not to block email, but to whitelist emails so my
anti spam solution won't touch these "ham" email.
If my system detect a spam from a domain using SPF, this domain will
be blocked automatcly.
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:27:26 -0400 (EDT), Stuart D. Gathman
<stuart(_at_)bmsi(_dot_)com> wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, guy wrote:
Where is the problem?
I can't change ISPs. I have a cable modem and only 1 provider in my area.
DSL is 4 times slower in my area, so, DSL is not a very good option for me.
Dial-up is too slow to even consider, and requires a phone line.
Maybe you were assuming everyone was on dial-up, sure easy to change. Most
give about the same performance.
Yes. I have the same problem at home - there is only one available broadband
ISP (Cox). And several business customers have the same problem - there is
only one available broadband ISP (typically DSL). It sucks when the
entire ISP gets blacklisted because they are spam friendly turds - and
you are collateral damage. (Note: Cox does a decent job of blocking virus
spam
- but some of the DSL monopolies we are stuck with don't.)
There is a solution, however:
a) www.dnsmadeeasy.com will provide an SMTP AUTH relay on your choice
of ports for $9.95/year.
b) find a friend or associate with a non-blacklisted IP and ask them
to relay your mail with SMTP AUTH.
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Stuart D. Gathman <stuart(_at_)bmsi(_dot_)com>
Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154
"Confutatis maledictis, flamis acribus addictis" - background song for
a Microsoft sponsored "Where do you want to go from here?" commercial.
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