Subject: Tools to wash email-lists for bouncing addresses - msg#00045

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Re: DNS Black list suggestions?

We use spamhaus.org: sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org and have been for some months without any problems being reported. As a result of reading this: http://www.spamhaus.org/effective_filtering.html we recently added content filtering using the dnsbl milter. http://www.five-ten-sg.com/dnsbl.html This needed a patch to reap zombies for FBSD, and we also hacked out some code to prevent it from checking the nameservers of the URLs found in the messages; we found that to be a bit overzealous. The install script needed changing, as well. If you're interested, I can send you patches that we used to get it working. They really are hacks though, so I'd rather not post them here. This solution *seems* to be working well for us. YMMV. Cheers, Jason. Jim Mozley wrote: Eric Anderson wrote: A few years back, I tried a couple black lists, and was burned by them blocking things that should not be blocked, so I stopped using them. I've heard that they have come a long way - does anyone have any preferences, warnings, etc? I'm interested in free blacklists only.. I assume this is for email purposes i.e. blocking spam. I'd suggest using SpamAssassin. If gives the different blacklists weightings which one can alter or remove if it's a problem. Jim Mozley _______________________________________________ freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx" _______________________________________________ freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx"

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Re: Tools to wash email-lists for bouncing addresses

On Jan 14, 2005, at 8:11 AM, Anders Nordby wrote: I have some mail lists with a lot of bouncing addresses that has been ignored for too long. How can I automatically wash them? I'd like to have a list of addresses to remove based on bounced mails, and that have been bouncing for a certain period or number of times. Preferably without sending probes, but if I have to I might consider that too. What are you guys doing to handle such issues? Is there any tools you would recommend? Use Mailman for your mailing list software; Mailman is smart enough to understand bounces from list traffic and disable or remove old addresses. The FreeBSD lists are using Mailman now... -- -Chuck _______________________________________________ freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx"

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A few years back, I tried a couple black lists, and was burned by them blocking things that should not be blocked, so I stopped using them. I've heard that they have come a long way - does anyone have any preferences, warnings, etc? I'm interested in free blacklists only.. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology I have seen the future and it is just like the present, only longer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx"

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Re: Tools to wash email-lists for bouncing addresses

On Jan 14, 2005, at 8:11 AM, Anders Nordby wrote: I have some mail lists with a lot of bouncing addresses that has been ignored for too long. How can I automatically wash them? I'd like to have a list of addresses to remove based on bounced mails, and that have been bouncing for a certain period or number of times. Preferably without sending probes, but if I have to I might consider that too. What are you guys doing to handle such issues? Is there any tools you would recommend? Use Mailman for your mailing list software; Mailman is smart enough to understand bounces from list traffic and disable or remove old addresses. The FreeBSD lists are using Mailman now... -- -Chuck _______________________________________________ freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx"