MailScanner vs. SpamKiller

[Julian Field]

At 16:46 01/03/2004, you wrote:
> > Make sure you have Net::DNS installed. Use the xbl as well as the sbl
>from
> > spamhaus.
> > What is your Required SpamAssassin Score?
>
>I will install Net::DNS.

If Net::DNS is not installed, that would make a huge difference to your
spam-spotting success rate. SpamAssassin would not be checking any of the
RBL's, you would only get MailScanner RBL checking (which doesn't rely on
Net::DNS).

>For this domain it's 7. I will probably move it down, but some of the
>spam they forward to me has a score of 1 - 3.

You should find that greatly improves with Net::DNS.
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