Spam List, I doubt

[Julian Field]

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At 16:25 15/09/2004, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I have a doubt. in my Mailscanner.conf i have :
>
>Spam List = ORDB-RBL SBL+XBL # MAPS-RBL+ costs money (except .ac.uk)
>
>its means that only
>
>ORDB-RBL                        relays.ordb.org.
>SBL+XBL                         sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org.
>
>are used for checks ?

Correct.

>  if i want to use spamcop.net i will need to
>include it in :
>
>Spam List = ORDB-RBL SBL+XBL spamcop.net
>
>or others that are defined in spam.list.conf ?

Correct. The "spam.lists.conf" file just contains the definitions of the
nicknames used in the "Spam List =" setting in MailScanner.conf.

As a general rule, I wouldn't use more than 2 domains in "Spam List =" as
it will affect your system's speed. If you want to do more than 1 or
perhaps 2, then you should use them via SpamAssassin. "spamcop.net" is a
particularly good case for this as it tends to deliver more false positives
than any other list I've seen. A smallish score in SpamAssassin is the
right thing for spamcop.net.
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