Do you use SpamAssassin? It is trivially easy to set up, even on a relay-only server. If you want to know how (it took me quite a while to get it really easy), let me know. We have reduced spam to the inbox by around 90% for several of our clients. All it takes is about a P-II 350 or better with a bunch of RAM and a base Linux install (I use RH). -- Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT Cameron Technical Services, Inc. http://www.camerontech.com/ (512) 454-3200 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Mink" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 8:28 PM Subject: Re: Tired of Being Screwed By Cox (no pun intended) > Despite the overall annoyance factor, I also agree with this policy. At work > I am responsible for dealing with protecting > my end users from spam. (Along with others, it's a big job.) We probably > spend the equivalent of 1 full time employee over > a year between the 3 of us that deal with it the most. You think the company > is going to take that hit? Nope, the customers > will, in higher prices. We drop about 300,000 spam emails every week at the > gateway, and still spend this much time on it. > This helps, and it's only a minor inconvenience. > > > > > > ----- > > Actually a lot of service providers are doing this and in fact, > > Earthlink has been doing this for quite some time now. > > > > If it reduces spam, it's a good thing. > > > > If you get a business account, you can run your own smtp server but not > > on the residential service. > > > > You can always vote with your wallet. > > > > I thought that their explanation was more than adequate. > > > > Craig > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >