Re: uncatchable spam

Gerry Boudreaux <[email protected]> Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:54:53 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.internet-access
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Oct 4, 2010, at 11:47 PM, Jim Pazarena wrote:

> my mail server seems to get hundreds of short little
> "saw your profile" .. "u r cute" .. etc etc every day.
> 
> Spamassassin doesn't give this junk much weight.
> Are there any tweaks or tricks to catch this junk?
> -- 

Use any or all of these *at your own risk*:

Greylisting works wonders. (or insert a 30 second delay before your SMTP banner.)
The ZEN list at Spamhaus
Spamcop

And as others have said, block Hotmail and insure that the senders domain at least resolves.

HTH and YMMV

G


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