SURBL/URI checks - FreeBSD bayes starter Database

[Stephen Swaney]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Raymond Dijkxhoorn
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:22 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: SURBL/URI checks - FreeBSD bayes starter Database
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> > I believe this is the result of adding two new SURBL/URI configuration
> > files, ab-surbl_uri.cf and ob-surbl_uri.cf to our scanners yesterday.
> >
> > I installed SURBL/URI checks over a month ago and while they were very
> > effective at stopping hard to detect spam, I believe they have become
> more
> > useful as many people around the world contribute to the SURBL
> databases.
> >
> > SURBL uses the fact that spammers must include a URL link in their spam
> > messages so you can respond to their scam. The SUBL databases contain
> the
> > "spam" domain names contained in these links and use RBL (Real-time
> Black
> > Hole) methodology to check any URLs contained in an email to see if they
> are
> > in the SURBL databases. Real email should not have URLs which direct you
> to
> > a spam or phishing site.
>
> Thanks for your kind words about our project. We just added some more URI
> data, new lists are available now and we are betatesting another one
> internally.
>
> > This technique will be very difficult for spammers to circumvent and is
> > integrated into SpamAssassin 3.0.
> >
> > To make this easy for all to implement I have packaged the needed files
> > along with five configuration files and placed them on our web site
> along
> > complete with installation instructions.
> >
> > You can pick them up at:
> >
> >         http://www.fsl.com/support/index.html
>
> You could also put them all in one .cf, no need to split those up. I also
> noticed you packed up the bigevil list, that on is obsolete, its merged
> into the ws list and the bigevil one will be discontinued. So please dont
> distribute that one any longer.
>
Raymond,

Thanks for the fine work. I know these checks are really improving our spam
detection rates.

I will repackage the cf files in a few minutes and update the download site.


> If you like, sign up on the SURBL announce list (lists.surbl.org)
>

I should have done this a while back. Will do.

> Bye,
> Raymond.
>

Thanks again,

Steve

Stephen Swaney
President
Fortress Systems Ltd.
Steve.Swaney at FSL.com


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