Re: [tlug] A few SPAM questions...

["A.Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>]

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On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 12:41:29PM +0000, Jack Morgan wrote:
> 
> Slashdot has had a few[1] articles recently about SPAM, blacklists and
> blocking off IP subnets assigned to Asian countries. I'm wondering:
> 
> A) What is the most used MTA for tluggers?

Exim. Easy to install and configure. Very powerful. License doesnt
stop you from doing what you need to do.

> B) Of the SPAM you do get, where does it usuallly come from? 

Mostly from the US, but I get occasional 'announcements' from HK,
Singapore and Japan. Hardly anything from elsewhere.

> C) Besides joining blacklists and filtering out SPAM, what other
> measures are people using to fight SPAM?

Not much other than those.

> 
> [1]
> http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=spam
> http://slashdot.org/yro/02/03/05/0047249.shtml?tid=111
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/20/1323217&mode=thread
> 
> -- 
> jack_morgan					j-morgan@example.com
> 

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A. Sajjad Zaidi
System Administrator
Technology & Operations Div.
Digital Garage Inc.

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