Re: [bitfolk] The perils of opening tcp/22 to the Internet

Hi John,

On Thu, April 8, 2010 8:18 am, john lewis wrote:

> I'd also like something included about using the spamd servers. My first
> attempt to use the service ended up in causing Andy lots of grief and I
> removed my settings and haven't attempted to use it since. I do get a
> fair amount of spam via my startx account so it would be nice to be able
> to prevent it getting downloade with 'real' mail

I was planning on producing something of a 'HowTo' guide for using the
spamd servers, with a particular emphasis on integration with Postfix as I
see from the archives that the question has arisen a number of times.
Perhaps someone might be able to add the Exim approach if it is not
already covered elsewhere.

I had intended to also cover post-delivery filtering using Procmail i.e.
moving tagged spam to a usere's dedicated Spam folder, deleting outright
anything that is so clearly spam it is not worth thinking about, etc.

I may try and push a draft out this weekend to see what the panel thinks.
Robert would be welcome to add it to his guide if deemed appropriate and
he/someone doesn't beat me to it.

Mathew