Good spam filters on the server side? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

mrquackers · 03-18-2004, 07:03 AM

Does anyone have any suggestions on a good, cheap server-based spam filter?

I'm reaching the level of madness on my home account - with 100 spams per day. I've got POPfile running now, but still have to comb the spam folder to ensure it hasn't gobbled something I need. So server based is my next choice, with a daily email letting me know what was blocked - and the option to have it sent.

We run MailFrontier at the office and I've grown to love it, but they don't appear to offer the service for people who own their own domains, except on the desktop level.

Any suggestions?

sailor · 03-18-2004, 07:12 AM

What OS are we talking here?

I know there are some damn good SpamAssassin filters that you can find--several of which are supposed to be more accurate than a human.

mrquackers · 03-18-2004, 07:13 AM

My host runs Microsoft® Windows 2000 and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Dragonlich · 03-19-2004, 01:13 PM

I've been thinking of doing the same here, using a simple Linux box with a mailserver + spamassassin. That *should* solve my problems.

Isn't popfile supposed to be near-100% accurate, though?

03-18-2004, 07:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	Good spam filters on the server side? Does anyone have any suggestions on a good, cheap server-based spam filter? I'm reaching the level of madness on my home account - with 100 spams per day. I've got POPfile running now, but still have to comb the spam folder to ensure it hasn't gobbled something I need. So server based is my next choice, with a daily email letting me know what was blocked - and the option to have it sent. We run MailFrontier at the office and I've grown to love it, but they don't appear to offer the service for people who own their own domains, except on the desktop level. Any suggestions? __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

03-18-2004, 07:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	What OS are we talking here? I know there are some damn good SpamAssassin filters that you can find--several of which are supposed to be more accurate than a human. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

03-18-2004, 07:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	My host runs Microsoft® Windows 2000 and the Microsoft .NET Framework. __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

03-19-2004, 01:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	I've been thinking of doing the same here, using a simple Linux box with a mailserver + spamassassin. That should solve my problems. Isn't popfile supposed to be near-100% accurate, though?