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On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, John Payne wrote: > On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 09:58:57PM -0400, Geo. wrote: > > > > > > Why spamcop and not spews? > > > > > > My question is why a dnsbl that the *maintainer* of which says should not > > > be used for production mail systems? > > > > Because it's a targetted dynamic solution for a dynamic problem and I > > believe it has a chance at working? > > You have more faith than the person behind that list? >From http://spamcop.net/bl.shtml: "This blocking list is somewhat experimental and should not be used in a production environment where legitimate email must be delivered. " Which basicly says to me that it's not 100% accurate and will sometimes drop that vital letter from your lover/lawyer/customer. The same is true for just about every other anti-spam filter or serivce. Thats where a rule based system like Spamassassin is good, you can put in even a flawed test, give it a point or two and it's still useful. The sum is a lot better than the parts. -- Simon Lyall. | Newsmaster | Work: [email protected] Senior Network/System Admin | Postmaster | Home: [email protected] ihug, Auckland, NZ | Asst Doorman | Web: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz
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