Comments on: More Ways to Fight the Spam Plague http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/ Rebooting the workforce Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Reducing Unnecessary Email Intake « http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-304716 WebWorkerDaily » Archive Reducing Unnecessary Email Intake « Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:00:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-304716 [...] Tighten spam protection. Researchers say that in the first quarter of 2008, 92.3% of all email was classified as spam. As web workers, we’re especially prone to email spam since we use email as our primary communication tool. WWD Editor Judi Sohn has written an extensive guide on how to reduce incoming email spam. In that article, she discusses spam filtering for web based email, as well as server-side and client-side filtering. Samuel Dean has also compiled additional anti-spam tools you can use. [...] [...] Tighten spam protection. Researchers say that in the first quarter of 2008, 92.3% of all email was classified as spam. As web workers, we’re especially prone to email spam since we use email as our primary communication tool. WWD Editor Judi Sohn has written an extensive guide on how to reduce incoming email spam. In that article, she discusses spam filtering for web based email, as well as server-side and client-side filtering. Samuel Dean has also compiled additional anti-spam tools you can use. [...]

]]> By: david giesberg dot com » Blog Archive » Miscellaneous News and Links http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286941 david giesberg dot com » Blog Archive » Miscellaneous News and Links Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:59:26 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286941 [...] More Ways to Fight the Spam Plague [Web Worker Daily] - Discussing different ways to deal with spam (I remember using Cloudmark many years ago, but now I am a GMail man) [...] [...] More Ways to Fight the Spam Plague [Web Worker Daily] – Discussing different ways to deal with spam (I remember using Cloudmark many years ago, but now I am a GMail man) [...]

]]> By: David Giesberg http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286938 David Giesberg Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:04:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286938 One thing to think about when using GMail, but not wanting to change e-mail addresses is to use GMail as a POP client for your regular addresses, or another creative thing to do is to use <a href="http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Double-Pass_Spam_Filtering_with_Gmail" rel="nofollow">GMail as a spam filter</a>. One thing to think about when using GMail, but not wanting to change e-mail addresses is to use GMail as a POP client for your regular addresses, or another creative thing to do is to use GMail as a spam filter.

]]> By: JT http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286929 JT Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:39:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286929 I use the paid version of gmail for my domains email and the spam filtering has gotten so good, no false positives in months, that I can safely delete all spam without worrying about missing an email. I use the paid version of gmail for my domains email and the spam filtering has gotten so good, no false positives in months, that I can safely delete all spam without worrying about missing an email.

]]> By: Craig Borysowich http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286903 Craig Borysowich Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:32:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286903 Just wanted to throw some props behind the cloudmark product - we have been using it for a few years now and it works quite well. Just wanted to throw some props behind the cloudmark product – we have been using it for a few years now and it works quite well.

]]> By: Marc http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286890 Marc Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:32:49 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286890 I use the open source program called POPFile - it works like Spamihilator, sitting between the internet and my pop3 client. I have been very consistent on training POPFile (it helps that it is pretty easy to do). I'm going to let the statistics speak for themself: Since May of 2006 11,909 emails received 5,498 classified as SPAM 60 False Positives 73 False Negatives I'm extremely pleased with the program. I use the open source program called POPFile – it works like Spamihilator, sitting between the internet and my pop3 client.

I have been very consistent on training POPFile (it helps that it is pretty easy to do).
I’m going to let the statistics speak for themself:
Since May of 2006
11,909 emails received
5,498 classified as SPAM
60 False Positives
73 False Negatives

I’m extremely pleased with the program.

]]> By: Russ http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286881 Russ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:00:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/23/more-ways-to-fight-the-spam-plague/#comment-286881 I work for a small non-profit in the IT dept. and we stumbled onto a spam solution a number of years back that has so impressed us we have nearly forgotten how bad it is "out there". It's a "Mail Gateway" or appliance type solution from <a href="nmgi.com" rel="nofollow">NMGI</a> called <b>DoubleCheck</b>. It's been nothing short of amazing - VERY hands off after minor setting adjustment. A positive accuracy north of 99% and false positive rate too low to mention (like 1-2 per 1-5 million). We don't even bother checking the quarantine since we've only ever found a couple amongst the tens of thousands per month - it's really there only as a safety net in case something goes "missing". They also provide constant backup of our settings and rule/config "tweaks", keeping it up to speed with the changing challenges. I don't have any connection to them, other than as a customer, even if I do sound like a fanboy. It's just so rare to find something so effective against such a complex problem. It's quite easily the best IT purchase we've made in the last 5 years. Our inbound rate is ~400,000 /mo., with 50% being blocked outright, 40% being trashed after the filters look at it, and a mere 10% valid mail being delivered on to our corp. servers. I use GMail for my personal accounts, and it does a good job as well. I work for a small non-profit in the IT dept. and we stumbled onto a spam solution a number of years back that has so impressed us we have nearly forgotten how bad it is “out there”. It’s a “Mail Gateway” or appliance type solution from NMGI called DoubleCheck. It’s been nothing short of amazing – VERY hands off after minor setting adjustment. A positive accuracy north of 99% and false positive rate too low to mention (like 1-2 per 1-5 million). We don’t even bother checking the quarantine since we’ve only ever found a couple amongst the tens of thousands per month – it’s really there only as a safety net in case something goes “missing”. They also provide constant backup of our settings and rule/config “tweaks”, keeping it up to speed with the changing challenges. I don’t have any connection to them, other than as a customer, even if I do sound like a fanboy. It’s just so rare to find something so effective against such a complex problem. It’s quite easily the best IT purchase we’ve made in the last 5 years. Our inbound rate is ~400,000 /mo., with 50% being blocked outright, 40% being trashed after the filters look at it, and a mere 10% valid mail being delivered on to our corp. servers. I use GMail for my personal accounts, and it does a good job as well.

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