News from the cesspoll

Fri Apr 28 22:35:04 IST 2006

On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 05:17:18PM +0100, Julian Field wrote:
> Would people like me to add the Black and Grey lists to the  
> spam.assassin.prefs.conf file I ship with MailScanner?
> 
> My easy-to-install ClamAV+SpamAssassin package enables the URIBL  
> plugin for you during the installation, so most people will have the  
> necessary stuff done in v310.pre already.
> 
> The scores I use (very successfully) are
> Black: 3.0
> Grey: 0.25
> 
> Your thoughts please folks!
> 
> Jules.
>

I would say myself.

> On 28 Apr 2006, at 15:17, Martin Hepworth wrote:
> 
> >
> >Well there's the default URI-RBL's that get installed with SA 3.x
> >
> >And another good two are from http://www.uribl.com/
> >
> >You'll need the Net::DNS installed and the SA- plugin activitad in  
> >init.pre.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Martin Hepworth
> >Snr Systems Administrator
> >Solid State Logic
> >Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> >>bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Dave Shariff Yadallee -
> >>System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the Problem
> >>Sent: 28 April 2006 15:08
> >>To: MailScanner discussion
> >>Subject: Re: News from the cesspoll
> >>
> >>On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 02:54:51PM +0100, Martin Hepworth wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>URI-RBL's would catch this fairly quickly, as they do  
> >>>already...nothing
> >>to
> >>>see here, move along..
> >>>
> >>
> >>URL for the above please.  Also, which RBL do we add to our
> >>rbdnsbl list?
> >>
> >>>--
> >>>Martin Hepworth
> >>>Snr Systems Administrator
> >>>Solid State Logic
> >>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info  
> >>>>[mailto:mailscanner-
> >>>>bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Dave Shariff  
> >>>>Yadallee -
> >>>>System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the Problem
> >>>>Sent: 28 April 2006 14:39
> >>>>To: MailScanner discussion
> >>>>Subject: Re: News from the cesspoll
> >>>>
> >>>>On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 09:24:18AM -0400, Rose, Bobby wrote:
> >>>>>I'm confused...how is the use of highjacked/infected computers to
> >>send
> >>>>>out spam using forged addresses obtained from the infected  
> >>>>>computer
> >>new?
> >>>>>This tactic has been used before.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> >>>>>[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of
> >>Steve
> >>>>>Ellis
> >>>>>Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:08 AM
> >>>>>To: MailScanner discussion
> >>>>>Subject: Re: News from the cesspoll
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>See
> >>>>>
> >>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM. 
> >>20060428.wxspam28/BNS
> >>>>>tory/Technology/home
> >>>>>
> >>>>>At 08:41 AM 4/28/2006, you wrote:
> >>>>>>University of Calgary in Canada has devised an e-mail that is  
> >>>>>>spam
> >>that
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>can fool filters.  Julian waht do you know about this?
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>Steve Ellis
> >>>>>Sr. Engineer
> >>>>>KaZaK Composites, Inc
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> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Try http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~aycock/papers/sz.pdf
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