Re: ISP outbound SMTP filtering

"W.D.McKinney" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.internet-access
Message-ID <[email protected]>
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Johnson
[mailto:[email protected]]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 30 May 2007
08:12:24 -0800
Subject: ISP outbound SMTP filtering


> 
> I have been contemplating our outbound filtering policy and am wondering
> what kind of outbound filters other regional/local ISPs are using.
> Currently
> we are looking at blocking outbound SMTP to curb botnet spamming
> systems,
> but would be interested in any "standard" filters that you are applying
> to
> prevent "bad traffic" from users.
> 
> For those of you who have done this, does it work? What issues have you
> had?
> General comments.
> 
> For those who don't do this, why? What reasons do you have for not doing
> this? General comments.
> 
> TIA.
> 
> - Brian
> 

Hi Brian,

We use our Barracudas for outbound, and have not had any problems.
It's been a nice solution.

-Dee



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