[ILUG] Eircom spam

[FRLinux]

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net> wrote:
> For some reason SpamAssassin does not seem very good
> at catching this stuff, even though I feed it to SA every day.

Hello, care to explain to us how you feed it? (commands, etc...)

> But what puzzles me is that most of this spam
> seems to have an eircom.net reply address.
> So why doesn't Eircom catch it?

ISPs do not filter emails, it is the end point responsibility. The
last thing an ISP would want is someone pointing the finger and
saying: "you blocked some of my mail".

> Incidentally, does Eircom have a place to send such spam?
> I looked, but didn't find any.

Errr, because they make you pay for the extra service :)
http://home.eircom.net/html/emailprotector/

I find it redundant if you have your own MTA. Especially since I like
to know what is filtering and I'd rather make a mistake than
contacting eircom about their filtering.

> The spam seems extraordinarily stupid, often semi-literate.
> It is difficult to believe it could catch anyone out.

I have found clam with amavis being a better combination than spam
assassin alone.

Steph