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[webteam]

If anyone has any experience of software that operates at Server level it could well ease some of our headaches !!!

Cheers - Frank

[Tonio600]

I've installed and configured SpamAssassin for my company. Works not bad.

[phoenix n max]

Useful info - will be trying some myself.
What i dont understand is why i get mails that aren't even for me, not spelt right or even just a bit like my email eg - icklepammie@, not my email but i still get spam for that and many others in my outlook!

Grrr.

[Iconic944ss]

You might not see your name initially, but it will be in a long list of recipients somewhere - as a nasty mass mailer program works its way through its combination of users for that run.

Since joining the webteam I now get between 50 - 100 spam messages each day, mostly adverts for stocks and shares or viagra tablets of some sorts - I have NO idea what the previous webteam were up to

Cheers - Frank

[ratboy]

Originally Posted by Iconic944ss

You might not see your name initially, but it will be in a long list of recipients somewhere - as a nasty mass mailer program works its way through its combination of users for that run.

Since joining the webteam I now get between 50 - 100 spam messages each day, mostly adverts for stocks and shares or viagra tablets of some sorts - I have NO idea what the previous webteam were up to

Cheers - Frank

Not neccessarily anything. Spam companies use robots to make up combinations of email names / possible names, plus they monitor user names via associations.

Having said that though - they just might have been up to no good...

[Wylie1]

Originally Posted by webteam

If anyone has any experience of software that operates at Server level it could well ease some of our headaches !!!

Cheers - Frank

If using MS Exchange, I'd have no hesitation in recommending GFI MailEssentials. Great product.

http://www.gfi.com/mes/

[BDG]

Mailwasher works fine for me, as reccommended by someone here who is paid to know a lot more about IT than i do.

[JPM]

Originally Posted by Wylie1

If using MS Exchange, I'd have no hesitation in recommending GFI MailEssentials. Great product.

http://www.gfi.com/mes/

Depends on how much you want to spend, we've just invested in Postini, then behind that we have brightmail and behind that we have both Mailsweeper and Mail marshal running for spam/AV/Content checking but I doubt the DSC has enough cash in the pot for one of these let alone the lot if I'm honest.

[TP]

Luckily the DSC doesn't use Exchange!

I can't remember what it is though to be honest.

[Wylie1]

Originally Posted by JPM

Depends on how much you want to spend, we've just invested in Postini, then behind that we have brightmail and behind that we have both Mailsweeper and Mail marshal running for spam/AV/Content checking but I doubt the DSC has enough cash in the pot for one of these let alone the lot if I'm honest.

Yep, I was guessing the DSC budget would be more in line with the MailEssentials product.