Post by thread:[OT]: What spam filter are you using

The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. I just installed SpamNet Pro and currently evaluating it. It seems to work well so far but I am concerned because it requires frequent connections and subscription to the service. Regards, Tal -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spam_OUTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

Try SA Proxy. It uses the open source product Spam Assassin. Very configurable, free, works great. I currently get about a 5-1 spam to email I care about ratio, and SAProxy catches 95% of it, I have yet to have a false positive. It works as a 'proxy' between outlook (or any other mail client) and your mail server, and flags spam by altering the subject line so you can set up a rule to dump those into a box for your review, or just toss them. Get it at http://saproxy.bloomba.com > {Original Message removed}

PopFile and K9 are the best spam filters available. Both are free. On 28 Sep 2003 at 19:39, Tal wrote: {Quote hidden}> The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided > to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow > to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the > list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. > > I just installed SpamNet Pro and currently evaluating it. It seems to > work well so far but I am concerned because it requires frequent > connections and subscription to the service. > > Regards, > > Tal > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu

I use SpamAssassin - but on my own IMAP server (a Linux box under my desk) that downloads my various POP, Hotmail (via Gotmail) and Yahoo (via Fetchyahoo) mail, and sorts it using Procmail on said Linux box. A complicated setup to be sure, but what little spam I received before is sent to my Spam folder, and that which it doesn't catch I flag for scanning by the Bayesian filter so that it can learn. It's a complicated setup, but it works, and my email is accessible from anywhere - through a Web interface, or on any of my computers (IMAP stores folders server-side). Very convenient once it's working. -- -Randy Glenn Computer Engineering & Mgmt. Year III, McMaster University Chair, McMaster IEEE Student Branch ================================================== picxpert-at-cogeco.ca - picxpert-at-yahoo.com glennrb-at-mcmaster.ca - randy_glenn-at-ieee.org http://www.stealthbanana.com/ ================================================== On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 22:39, Tal wrote: {Quote hidden}> The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided > to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow > to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the > list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. > > I just installed SpamNet Pro and currently evaluating it. It seems to > work well so far but I am concerned because it requires frequent > connections and subscription to the service. > > Regards, > > Tal > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 07:39:45PM -0700, Tal wrote: > The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided > to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow > to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the > list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. I use SpamAssassin on all of my Unix-based servers. It, along with some specific filters at the MTA (like throwing out ANYTHING that has the word Viagra in it...) keeps me down to about four or five spam messages getting through in a day, and my mail volume is over 500 messages/day. > I just installed SpamNet Pro and currently evaluating it. It seems to > work well so far but I am concerned because it requires frequent > connections and subscription to the service. Friends that use Windows machines rave about this : http://www.cloudmark.com/ I haven't tried it myself, but it comes very highly recommended. -- Nate Duehr <EraseMEnatespam_OUTTakeThisOuTnatetech.com> -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I like mailwasher http://www.mailwasher.net. You view the mail before it downloads, so you can bounce it making the sender think your address is bogus. It also interfaces with SpamCop and pre-selects their listees as spam (you can unselect if you want the email). After I preview/make my bounce or delete selections I click on the "process" button and it downloads everything through my Outlook 2000. Works great! Regards/Roger, in Bangkok {Original Message removed}

On Monday 29 Sep 2003 3:39 am, you wrote: > The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided > to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow > to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the > list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. My linux mail reader allows me to check for spam on the server. Saves a whole lot of wasted download time on my 56k connection. Ian -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I am forced to use outlook and exchange here at work, and thus all the pop proxy/ imap proxy systems do not work. But, I have found a fantastic solution, in SpamBayes - it's an open source implementation of a Bayesian Filter, which I would highly advocate. It's stunningly accurate. http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

Rene, On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:08:38 +0200, renespam_OUTDUBARON.COM wrote: >...< > but, imho it would even be better if piclist had a uniform tag in the subject line like [piclist]. that > would really simplify filtering out list messages. I just filter on "PICLIST" being in the "To:" field - so far it's been 100% reliable. It also means that any spam/virus message that's masquerading as being from the PIClist ends up in my general Inbox, which it makes it obvious that it's not genuine (because it was sent directly to me, not to the list). Back on topic, I use JunkSpy from Sundial Systems (http://www.junkspy.com/Features/features.html). It does regular updates to its detectors (automatically), and you forward any missed spam or false positives to them so that their detection improves for everyone, not just for you. It needs a POP3 email client, but as that's what I use it isn't a problem! I use the OS/2 version but they have a Windows version too. Interestingly, the Windows download file is three times the size of the OS/2 one! :-) And, of course, you can download a trial version without spending any money... Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I use Mailwasher. It is free to use, they guiy asks for $3 donation. It maintains a blacklist on your computer and also links with a national blacklist. It allows you to preview messages, but cannot execute viruses or VBscripts, so you are less likely to be hoodwinked by one of those tricky subject lines. It maintains a local friends list, and as time goes on it seems to get sharper and sharper about zeroing in on spammers. http://www.mailwasher.com -- Lawrence Lile Tal <@spam@talKILLspamZAPTA.COM> Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list <KILLspamPICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> 09/28/2003 09:39 PM Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list To: RemoveMEPICLISTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: Subject: [OT]: What spam filter are you using The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. I just installed SpamNet Pro and currently evaluating it. It seems to work well so far but I am concerned because it requires frequent connections and subscription to the service. Regards, Tal -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> I use SpamAssassin on all of my Unix-based servers. It, > along with some specific filters at the MTA (like throwing > out ANYTHING that has the word Viagra in it...) keeps me down > to about four or five spam messages getting through in a day, > and my mail volume is over 500 messages/day. > How do you review the spam list, just in case an important message was classified as spam ? Do you use a separate web interface ? Can you do the review in your email client, e.g. using a digest message ? A friend of mine is using mail service with SpamAssasin and is very happy with it. However, to review the spam list he needs to be online and use a separate web interface. SpamNet runs very nicely inside Outlook and does not need any training since it gets its knowledge from the community. The down side, if you are using slow internet connection (which I don't), is that all messages, including spam are downloaded. Tal -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> The amount of spam in my inbox seem to grow exponentially so I decided > to install spam filter. My preference is an Outlook plug-in that allow > to control and view the spam from Outlook itself. I wonder if any of the > list members has any good or bad experience with such a product. > > I just installed SpamNet Pro and currently evaluating it. It seems to > work well so far but I am concerned because it requires frequent > connections and subscription to the service. I'm using K9, excellent piece of software, and free. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.