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[Ryan]

For the most part, I never use my domain e-mail address (ryan@rv2.org), mainly just my Gmail one. I've decided today that I'm going to switch over to my domain e-mail address. However, when checking on it through Squirrel Mail, there is tons and tons of spam. Is there any way to stop the spam? I've tried spamassasin but I'm not really sure how that works.



I hadn't emptied out all the messages since around a month ago. Thats an average of 28 spam messages a day.  

[Jeremy Banks]

I get an average of 100 spam message each day. I forward all of my email to my gmail account, which catches most of it.

[FightRice]

Enable Spam Assasin if its available

[NyteOwl]

Also turn off catchall addresses.

[loquacious]

Actually I think this is an area that ASO is lacking in. Their is a ton of anti-spam server based software out there, thre is a ton that ASO could be doing to try reduce the spam loads coming ion. Over the last few months spam has increased dramatically. To say that it is the individuals responsibility to filter their own spam is counter-productive.

Spam assassin is one way sure but it's certainly not the best.

[jednorozec]

I don't like my hosting company doing spam filtering that I can't turn off.  I'll do my own spam filtering, thank you very much.  And by the way, I hate SpamAssassin.

[IBBoard]

Same here - I'd rather handle spam (beyond the main blacklists such as SpamCop et al) myself.

My previous host (the ones who started to majorly overload servers) eventually had to pull mail on to separate servers because ClamAV and SpamAssassin were causing such huge processor loads with some email addresses! I'd rather have a quick server and deal with spam in my own way. Leave the host to the hosting, not the spam fighting

[Ryan]

I get an average of 100 spam message each day. I forward all of my email to my gmail account, which catches most of it.

I like that idea! Just setup it up myself and so far it's great. I get to do pop email with the spam filtered out and if I ever need a web based client, Gmail is available (way better than SquirrelMail). Thanks for the suggestion Jeremy!

I've tried SpamAssasin, but it hasn't worked too well. I've also decided to make the catchall address to ryan@rv2.org (it gets routed for gmail to filter the spam out anyway), just in case somebody makes a typo, I'll still get the e-mail. But for those not using Gmail, turning of catchall is a good idea. 99% of my spam email is addressed to xxxxxx@rv2.org.

Edited by Ryan, 07 October 2006 - 02:27 PM.

[jednorozec]

Just wondering what your xxxxxx is.  I'm killing accounting, administrator, contact, info, mail, postmaster, sales, service, and webmaster in addition to some addresses that have been abused by spammers.  There's only about 1 spam per week that gets through my filters.

[Ryan]

Just wondering what your xxxxxx is.  I'm killing accounting, administrator, contact, info, mail, postmaster, sales, service, and webmaster in addition to some addresses that have been abused by spammers.  There's only about 1 spam per week that gets through my filters.

I'd say about half of it is rv2org@rv2.org so I guess the spambots like to pick the domainname@domain.name. Another chunk of it is just random characters like sdjfa@rv2.org or things of the such. And a few of them are webmaster, info, contact like you stated.

[jednorozec]

I've never seen domainname@domain.name but I was getting a lot of bounce back random addresses until I set the default address to :fail:.  May all spammers live to be 110 and may they keep all of their teeth and may every one of them have a toothache.

[war59312]

I also use google, but instead of just forwarding to my gmail account I setup my entire domain to use google.

Check it out: https://www.google.com/a/

[Jeremy Banks]

I also use google, but instead of just forwarding to my gmail account I setup my entire domain to use google.

Check it out: https://www.google.com/a/

I would have done that, but I have more than two years of email in my gmail account, and since I'd have to create a new account if I wanted to change to that service... it's not really practical. =[

Edited by Jeremy Banks, 11 October 2006 - 07:45 PM.

[Mainer82]

If I forward my email to a gmail account, I'll have to log into Gmail to check my mail? I don't use webmail nor do I want to. Is there another way of preventing spam from hitting my mailbox?

[dhdesign]

No, you can enable POP3 on Gmail and download your email into your favorite email client on your computer.