[ale]OT It begins...

[Greg]

Wellllll .... the source is out there and under a BSD style license if you
want to create a spamd for Windows, but I would suggest that you run OpenBSD
and qmail (or the Sendmail that comes with it) and ditch Exchange.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Michael E. Barker
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:22 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale]OT It begins...
>
>
> Can I get one of these for exchange?
>
> Greg wrote:
>
> >Something different.  It is Theo's attempt to strike back at
> spammers.  From
> >the man page:
> >
> >spamd - spam deferral daemon
> >
> >spamd is a fake Sendmail(8)-like daemon which rejects false mail.  If the
> >pf(4) packet filter is configured to redirect port 25 (SMTP) to
> this daemon,
> >it will attempt to waste the time and resources of the spam
> sender.  spamd
> >is designed to be very efficient so that it does not slow down
> the receiving
> >machine.  Spam is never accepted, but always rejected with
> either a 450 or
> >550 error message.  The normal way that spam has been dealt with
> in the past
> >is to either accept and drop, or outright block.  When
> configured to use 450
> >responses, spamd takes neither of these actions: it rejects the
> mail back to
> >the senders' queue.
> >
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of Tyler
> >>Kiley
> >>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:51 PM
> >>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> >>Subject: Re: [ale]OT It begins...
> >>
> >>
> >>Spamd?  The daemon version of spamassassin, or something different?
> >>
> >>Tyler
> >>
> >>On Monday, January 26, 2004, at 06:37 PM, Greg wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>OpenBSD has spamd - a way to make the spamming machines groan
> >>>resource-wise.
> >>>I am certain that there are Linux variants on this and I would suggest
> >>>using
> >>>them with abandon/extreme prejudice.  If you find one that makes the
> >>>machines catch fire and produce copious amounts of shrapnel upon the
> >>>bodies
> >>>of the spammers, then I will happily replace my OpenBSD firewall with
> >>>Debian.
> >>>
> >>>Greg
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> >>>>George Johnson
> >>>>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 5:27 PM
> >>>>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> >>>>Subject: Re: [ale]OT It begins...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Robert Reese wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >>>>>Hash: SHA1
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The onslaught begins.  Is there any way to protect our email
> >>>>>addresses from harvesting?  I know that many lists do have a method
> >>>>>to do so.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>Robert Reese~
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On 1/26/2004 at 4:09 PM BARR YOUNG BISALA <youngbisala2 at netscape.net>
> >>>>>wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Barr.Young Bisala
> >>>>>>Attn:Assistance From You.
> >>>>>>Dear Friend,
> >>>>>>I am Barr.Young Bisala an aide in the Netherlands to former
> >>>>>>President Charles Taylor of Liberia who is presently in exile in
> >>>>>>Nigeria.But he will want to have a trusted foreign business partner
> >>>>>>that he can invest
> >>>>>>substantial amount of money in his or her country.He has given me
> >>>>>>the mandate to scout for that reliable partner,like you.
> >>>>>>I am contacting you due to the present situation in Liberia (Civil
> >>>>>>War),and also the aspect of investment in your country.My
> >>>>>>boss,President Charles Taylor who has mandated me to urgently look
> >>>>>>for a foreign partner
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>....
> >>>>>
> >>>>>blah blah blah snip.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> >>>>>Version: PGP 8.0.3
> >>>>>
> >>>>>iQA/AwUBQBVITbw8BOWncaQMEQLvlQCg99pyr9YYV1BMKmA6eSwbIvzkSxIAoL6h
> >>>>>4Kagaqvjo73drGaLeLP2RalP
> >>>>>=ENbu
> >>>>>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Type: DH/DSS 4096/1024 AES-256
> >>>>>Key ID: 0xA771A40C
> >>>>>Fingerprint: CAE2 81CA A7CD 6681 341C  E3A9 BC3C 04E5 A771 A40C
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>Man I hate these thieves sending these emails out.  I used to reply
> >>>>calling them what they are but now I don't even bother.  Wish I could
> >>>>stop them.  Is there a way?
> >>>>
> >>>>gj
> >>>>
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