TSGL: Spam Filter Recomendations

[David Goldstein]

I'm not blaming the spam filter for the problem.  It's just that the one I
have is becoming less affective (for the reasons you have mentioned and
possibly others as well) and it's time for a change.  This is as good a
place as any to solicit advice as I got the recommendation for K9 here about
4 or 5 years ago in this very group.

As for Can-Spam, I'd like to meet the genius (said sarcastically) who came
up with the idea that a law would stop spam.  It won't.  The people who do
spam are sneaky enough to find ways around the technical issues that would
give them up.  Yes, plenty of people have been caught and prosecuted under
Can-Spam but I don't think any of us have seen a measurable affect on the
spam that hits our inboxes.

On 12/4/06, Dave <heydave at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> David, I wouldn't blame either K9 or Norton for the increase in spam.
> The problem is that spammers have discovered new techniques that ellude
> the detection techniques that formerly worked, one major one being
> sending the actual spam content as an image, usually a gif, where the
> "meaningful" content can't be detected without viewing the image.  Of
> course filtering out all images would stop it, but also stop your Aunt
> Tilly's latest collection of smileys or vacation photos that she so
> desparate wants to to view.
> The proliferation of Zombie systems, world-wide, is the primary delivery
> vector.  Firewalls should be /mandatory!
>
> /So far I have no magic bullets to offer, and my own incoming spam
> volume has been clogging the inbox sometimes at a  5 to 1 ratio.  I
> don't just delete it, but when time permits,  forward nearly ALL spam to
> these agencies as appropriate:
>
> Federal Trade Commission <uce at ftc.gov> [ALL of it!]
> Phishing <reportphishing at antiphishing.org>
> SEC <enforcement at sec.gov>
> FDA Drug Complaints <webcomplaints at ora.fda.gov>
> eBay Fraud <spoof at ebay.com>
> PayPal Fraud <spoof at paypal.com>
> http://www.castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Fried_Phish (quick & easy
> Phish reporting)
>
> If you think that the Federal "Can-Spam" law is a pathetic joke, as do
> I, this page will prove it:
> http://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/countries.lasso
>
> I still think that unless more people and businesses complain loudly and
> often, nothing will be done about it.
>
> The first person to design a truly effective spam filter that doesn't
> also take out all your good mail will
> become the next Dot-Com Gazillionnaire!
>
> dave r
>
>
> David Goldstein wrote:
> > I was using K9 for a few of years before Norton AntiSpam.  I found that
> > after 2 years or so it somehow let more spam through.  I'm seeing a
> similar
> > behavior with Norton.
> >
> > On 12/4/06, Gene Brown <genebrown at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Monday, December 4, 2006, 9:28:05 AM, David wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> I've Been using Norton AntiSpam the last few years and have grown
> tired
> >>>
> >> of
> >>
> >>> it.  Can anyone recommend a replacement?
> >>>
> >> I've been using K9 for a couple of years and have been very happy
> >> with it.  You can get it at http://keir.net.  It's free, so there's
> >> nothing lost in giving it a try.  It takes a few days (or a few
> >> weeks, depending on your volume) to learn your spam patterns, but
> >> for me it's identified over 90 percent of the spam with no false
> >> positives.  YMMV, but it's been good for me and I see no reason to
> >> change.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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