Current test results

I love SpamCop. But because it's user-report based, it has been known to have some false positives. The good news is that you get OFF the SpamCop last as fast as you get on. We will put it back in before we release SpamBlocker3.

Jeff
 
Here are my results for May 30th:
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blocklist catch for 2007-05-30:
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SPAMHAUS	sbl.spamhaus.org	7610	96.79%
NJABL		dnsbl.njabl.org		  17	 0.22%
CBL		cbl.abuseat.org		  11	 0.14%
SORBS		safe.dnsbl.sorbs.net	NOT IN USE
DSBL		list.dsbl.org		  61	 0.78%
SPAMCOP		bl.spamcop.net		NOT IN USE
SPAMCANNIBAL	bl.spamcannibal.org	 163	 2.07%
					====	======
TOTAL REJECTED BY BLOCKLISTS		7862	100%
======================================================
TOTAL REJECTED BY BLOCKLISTS		7862	18.79%
TOTAL REJECTED FOR OTHER REASONS       33981	81.21%
					====	======
TOTAL REJECTED			       41843	100%
======================================================
TOTAL REJECTED			       41843	82.08%
TOTAL EMAILS DELIVERED			9136	17.92
======================================================
TOTAL EMAILS REJECTED OR DELIVERED     50979	100%
Let's compare this just past Wednesday with Wednesday of a week ago:
Code: 
SPAMHAUS	sbl.spamhaus.org	5749	95.61%
NJABL		dnsbl.njabl.org		  25	 0.42%
CBL		cbl.abuseat.org		   4	 0.07%
SORBS		safe.dnsbl.sorbs.net	NOT IN USE
DSBL		list.dsbl.org		  51	 0.85
SPAMCOP		bl.spamcop.net		NOT IN USE
SPAMCANNIBAL	bl.spamcannibal.org	 184	 3.06
					====	======
TOTAL REJECTED BY BLOCKLISTS		6013	100.01%
TOTAL REJECTED FOR OTHER REASONS       36206	86.58%
TOTAL EMAILS DELIVERED			6543	13.42
TOTAL EMAILS REJECTED OR DELIVERED     48762	100%
Since a week ago we've dropped SORBS and SPAMCOP. Did the other lists pick up the slack? No.

Time to put them back.

I've also just moved SPAMCANNIBAL to the top to see if it makes a huge difference in catch rates.

The earliest we'll be able to see an entire day will be Friday's results, which I can pick up and post some time Saturday.

An interesting experience.

Jeff
 
Here are the results for June 1st, 2007. Note that I've re-added both SORBS and SPAMCOP, and moved SPAMCANNIBAL to the top so we can determine how many spams it blocks by itself.

I won't be posting these daily anymore; I think we have a good understanding now of what's going on.

Code: 
blocklist catch for 2007-06-01
======================================================
SPAMCANNIBAL	bl.spamcannibal.org	 228	 2.64%
SPAMHAUS	sbl.spamhaus.org	7653	88.57%
NJABL		dnsbl.njabl.org		  38	 0.44%
CBL		cbl.abuseat.org		   7	 0.08%
SORBS		safe.dnsbl.sorbs.net	 414	 4.79%
DSBL		list.dsbl.org		  26	 0.30%
SPAMCOP		bl.spamcop.net		 275	 3.18%
					====	======
TOTAL REJECTED BY BLOCKLISTS		8641	100%
======================================================
TOTAL REJECTED BY BLOCKLISTS		8641	20.48%
TOTAL REJECTED FOR OTHER REASONS       33559	79.52%
					====	======
TOTAL REJECTED			       42200	100%
======================================================
TOTAL REJECTED			       42200	82.72%
TOTAL EMAILS DELIVERED			8818	17.28
======================================================
TOTAL EMAILS REJECTED OR DELIVERED     51018	100%
 
I've just released SpamBlocker2.1.1 which contains some of the features. Now I'm working on SpamBlocker3.

But I never give out a release date anymore. I've learned the hard way ;) .

When I do release it I'll also be releasing a Why SpamBlocker3 document and also a How-To document.

Remember that releasing SpamBlocker requires cooperation between me and DirectAdmin staff, as it may include distribution or other changes by them.

Jeff
 
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