Something is wrong here

Jerry McAllister jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu
Sun Aug 3 17:27:44 PDT 2003


> 
> The same thing happens to me occasionally.
> 
> My diagnosis is this:
> * my MTA (exim) is set to reject junk mail.
> * freebsd list gets spammed with junk mail reasonably frequently
> * my MTA refuses the junk from the list
> * FreeBSD mailing system cuts me off because I have rejected the 
> junk/spam which
>    it is propogating.
> 
> --- the list needs to be closed? Or at least it needs to have it's OWN 
> junk mail filter..

My understanding is that they do employ a spam filter which catches
the vast majority of junk.  But, as with all such things, some still
amkes it through.

////jerry

> 
> my 2 cents
> 
> 
> 
> vizion communication wrote:
> 


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