[RELEASE] SpamBlocker released

What do you think if I set up a PayPal personal account; that way people will only be able to donate by echeck or by PayPal balance, but at least it will be separate.

PayPal only allows you to have one account for either Business or Premier, and I already have the business account.

So what do you think?

Thanks.

Jeff
 
Thanks, Olivier. I'll do it but it'll probably have a slightly different address; I can have multiple addresses with PayPal.

Jeff
 
Which modifications were made in exim.conf for Spamblocker? I am trying to figure out what was there before since my Directadmin install came with Spamblocker.

I want to use Spamassassin instead and tag all spam so as to give the end email user complete control over what is filtered.

Matthew
 
Did you install my SpamBlocker file found at "http://www.nobaloney.net/exim/" or some other file, perhaps installed with your DA installation.

Our most recent DA installation was a few days ago, and it did NOT include the SpamBlocker exim.conf file, so I'm not sure what you mean by "my Directadmin install came with Spamblocker".

My SpamBlocker exim.conf file does not block anything by default, and it does have the calls to the standard DA installation of SpamAssassin built into it by default as well, so SpamAssassin should work out of the box.

Jeff
 
hci, you have to download a separate exim pack to get it.

Then, there is an excellent how to that helps you add antivirus scanning to this setup.

Also, don't forget to add domain names with which you want to use RBLs to the special rbl file.
 
hci said:
Which modifications were made in exim.conf for Spamblocker? I am trying to figure out what was there before since my Directadmin install came with Spamblocker.
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Because I haven't yet installed the new exim update from DA I don't know the contents of their exim.conf file.

Can you please send me a copy, to my email address (below in my sig)? That will help me answer your question.
I want to use Spamassassin instead and tag all spam so as to give the end email user complete control over what is filtered.
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My original SpamBlocker exim.conf file automatically had SpamAssassin turned on and SpamBlocker turned off, but I don't know if the DA folk implemented it that way or not. So please send me a copy so I can help you.

Jeff
 
How about instead of blocking the SPAM mark it all as low priority. Outlook Express can filter based on priority. Hopefully most users that don't want SPAM filtering at all won't be too annoyed by a simple change of priority.

I think Razor and DCC+ are critical for effective SPAM filtering as well. They filter based on signature like a virus scanner.

Matthew
 
RBLS have two actions available to them:
warn and block
warn would allow the spam through, but it's not wise to allow an entire rbl such as spamcop through with a simple warning.

In the past few weeks that this thing has been in effect on my server, it's dropped more than 8000 messages that would have been spam, undoubtedly. This saves me the time of having to address each and every one of those, and as we all know time = $ .

Adjusting something's priority really shouldn't be done unless absolutely necessary. When ISP's learn to stop spammers, then they'll have no issue with the RBL's, and we'll be in a far better place as far as the internet is concerned.
 
Total domains on server: 546
Total mail addressess on server:2214

Total rejected spam mails for the period of 2004-07-04 04:02:30 till 2004-07-11 04:02:09 / 1 week total: 178.214

It's working :)
 
hci said:
How about instead of blocking the SPAM mark it all as low priority. Outlook Express can filter based on priority. Hopefully most users that don't want SPAM filtering at all won't be too annoyed by a simple change of priority.
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I don't believe in filtering spam at all.

For several reasons.

Among others:

1) It doesn't work. It just ups the ante; the filter guys create a new filter, the spammers a new way around it. It's a never ending battle. Lately I've seen spam that can make it through any filter at all (and in fact does. It consists of a page from a book [any book] as text in the text part of the message, and in the html message a simple html page that calls up the actual spam over the Internet. It's going to be hard to filter that out.

2) It keeps the cost of spam squarely on the recipient's shoulders, where it doesn't belong.

You, of course, may feel differently, and you can certainly do all the filtering you want.

For example, we offer on our boxes (and the new exim.conf file we've donated to the community does as well) both SpamBlocker and SpamAssassin, so our domain owners can take their choice of what they want on their servers.
I think Razor and DCC+ are critical for effective SPAM filtering as well. They filter based on signature like a virus scanner.
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Then go ahead and use them :) .

Jeff
 
twhiting9275 said:
RBLS have two actions available to them:
warn and block
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Actually, as most RBL operators tell you on their home pages, RBLs do nothing at all, except list domains that some people think host spam.

What we do with the RBL lists is entirely up to us. And I choose to block :) . Because I don't want to pay for the spam.

Jeff
 
Wow! This looks really good. One question though, how will using this fille affect the prefrences set up in DA itself?

For example, in DA you can block certain e-mail addressess, certain words, etc. Will this still function correctly when used in conjunction with SpamBlocker?

I also can't see any virus filtering in the file. Is this something you will be adding in the future?
 
nickc said:
Wow! This looks really good.
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Thanks. DA staff seems to think so as well; they tell me they'll be adding it to a future DA release.
One question though, how will using this fille affect the prefrences set up in DA itself?

For example, in DA you can block certain e-mail addressess, certain words, etc. Will this still function correctly when used in conjunction with SpamBlocker?
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In a word, yes.

However DA cannot whitelist SpamBlocker; please read the SpamBlocker exim.conf file carefully; it's well documented.

SpamBlocker is turned off for every domain by default. You can turn it on or off on a per domain basis. You can blacklist domains (blacklisting them here is much more efficient than through any other method) and you can whitelist mailservers.
I also can't see any virus filtering in the file. Is this something you will be adding in the future?
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Yes, see this thread.

Jeff
 
sHuKKo said:
Total domains on server: 546
Total mail addressess on server:2214

Total rejected spam mails for the period of 2004-07-04 04:02:30 till 2004-07-11 04:02:09 / 1 week total: 178.214

It's working :)
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how do you get these figures out of your box? some command?
 
greetings....

still green behind the ears with DA and all the cool tools and programs out there.

i am confused with spamblocker.
i definitely want to run spamblocker with spam assassin with something like clamAV...but get confused when i read through the forums whether this stuff is already included with DA or not.
today, i looked at the upgrade info page http://www.directadmin.com/versions.php?action=allversions

I don't see anything about spamblocker being added. So, if I read the upgade info page correct, how can the post in this thread be accurate to the point of spamblocker being included in DA? I am not trying to make a mountain out of a molehill but being new makes it that much harder to get caught up and understand (been in the MS world too long, i guess)...

Since moving from cPanel, things are a little more simple and more challenging at the same time. For example, spamassassin is available via gui. DA apparently is not since I can't find it anywhere.

Our system is running vs 1.224

any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

kind regards...
 
Take a look at your /etc/exim.conf file.

Does it look like this?

If it does, it's the spamblocker version.

If not, you can download it from the above URL using wget, right to your server, and install it.

However you MUST add the files and make the changes noted in the notes at the top.

By default, in my download version, SpamBlocker is turned off and SpamAssassin is turned on.

If you want to merge it with an Anti-Virus solution before I do my official one, you're on your own :) .

Jeff
 
A faster way to get going is to install the latest da_exim packages. It comes with spamblocker. Then follow the clamav + exiscan howto and add the domains you want to free from spam to the "rbl whitelist".
 
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