Strength of MailScanner vs w/SpamAssasin

[Pete]

So isnt the answer to only accept mail for valid email users?


Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions wrote:

>It depends on your userbase. We are a hosting company, so we get all types
>:)
>I find it mildly amusing that our support@ email address attracts spam and
>viruses.........
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>With regards to catchalls and common aliases .. ... We would advise people
>to use an alternative, but you cannot force them.
>The "bucket" aliases cause headaches, as you get loads of junk to addresses
>such as john at blacknight.ie (we don't have a John .. never have and probably
>never will). If the user does not exist the email gets dropped and people
>are less likely to get upset about those "lovely" virus warnings to
>non-existent users...
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>Mr. Michele Neylon
>Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
>http://www.blacknightsolutions.ie/
>http://www.search.ie/
>Tel. + 353 (0)59 9137101
>Hosting, co-location and domain registration
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
>>Behalf Of Mark Steudel
>>Sent: 16 April 2004 02:37
>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Strength of MailScanner vs w/SpamAssasin
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>>Thanks for everyone's reply, I'll probably try and install SA and
>>give it a
>>go.
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>>"Stop users using "catchall" email accounts or info@ etc. (not MS
>>related I
>>know.. )"
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>>For those of you running or providing support in company IT
>>departments. How
>>do stop your marketing department from insisting on having these catchall
>>accounts, and how do you go about transitioning end users (internet users)
>>from using something like support to something not catch allish. I don't
>>think we have support@ anywhere on our website, but it's so ingrained in
>>people that everyone sends stuff there. We've put a responder in place to
>>direct them to our web form, but have the rest of you done?
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