Comments on: The Ravages of Spam http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html Non-profit IT is technical social work Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 Anonymous Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html#comment-28 My Exchange Server was also getting flooded. Yesterday, in addition to client side filtering, I tried out a simple SMTP filtering tool (SMTPTRACKER). All it does is query various dns blacklist servers. So far the results are promising. My Exchange Server was also getting flooded. Yesterday, in addition to client side filtering, I tried out a simple SMTP filtering tool (SMTPTRACKER). All it does is query various dns blacklist servers. So far the results are promising.

]]> By: IT Manager http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 IT Manager Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html#comment-13 Thanks for the info and support, guys. I've only got Exchange 2000 running on Windows 2000 but hopefully that changes soon. Thanks for the info and support, guys. I’ve only got Exchange 2000 running on Windows 2000 but hopefully that changes soon.

]]> By: stressed out http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 stressed out Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html#comment-12 Hey, I love your blog. Reminds me of me. <br/><br/>Spam is certainly a huge problem. Do you have Exchange Intelligent Spam Filter installed? If you're using Exchange Server 2003, then get that.<br/><br/>We used to have desktop spamcatcher installed, but the server and bandwidth labored. We ended up upgrading our server to SBS2003 just to get the spam filter with it. Hey, I love your blog. Reminds me of me.

Spam is certainly a huge problem. Do you have Exchange Intelligent Spam Filter installed? If you’re using Exchange Server 2003, then get that.

We used to have desktop spamcatcher installed, but the server and bandwidth labored. We ended up upgrading our server to SBS2003 just to get the spam filter with it.

]]> By: Oscillations http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html/comment-page-1#comment-7 Oscillations Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2006/06/the-ravages-of-spam.html#comment-7 IME outside spam filters are only part of the solution; the ones I've tested don't trap as much spam as I'd hoped.<br/><br/>Some mail servers can be configured with things like SMTP prompt delay, and reverse connection check, to help stem the tide. There's also greylisting, which works very very well. pros and cons to each. I'm not familiar w/ Exchange configuration options.<br/><br/>From one nonprofit IT manager to another, best of luck! Fight the good fight, my friend.<br/><br/>PS--if you could set up an RSS feed, that'd be great; the site's current atom.xml doesn't seem to work. IME outside spam filters are only part of the solution; the ones I’ve tested don’t trap as much spam as I’d hoped.

Some mail servers can be configured with things like SMTP prompt delay, and reverse connection check, to help stem the tide. There’s also greylisting, which works very very well. pros and cons to each. I’m not familiar w/ Exchange configuration options.

From one nonprofit IT manager to another, best of luck! Fight the good fight, my friend.

PS–if you could set up an RSS feed, that’d be great; the site’s current atom.xml doesn’t seem to work.

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