Re: Good SPAM filter for Outlook for use in a small non-profite ORG

["Mario A. Spinthiras" <mario () netway com cy>]

Beauford, Jason wrote:
> Saqib Ali wrote:
>   
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am looking for a "Good" SPAM filter for Outlook. It is intended for
> > use in a California based non-profit ORG. However the key requirement
> > is that should be maintenance free. There is no IT dept at this ORG.  
> >
> > There are 6 users who will need the filtering software, and we will
> > purchase if it is reasonably priced. (unless if someone wants to
> > donate we will give them a tax-deductible donation receipt :-)  
> >     
>
> I like Symantec's BRIGHTMAIL product.  Once configured, it just works.
> It can also be remotely administered as it is configured via a web
> browser.  Email comes in and is scanned for both SPAM and Viri.  Rules,
> configured on the box, determine how the email is processed.  You can
> have it filter messages for some or all of the recipients, or none of
> them based on the rules you create.  Messages deemed as Spam can be
> delivered to a users 'quarantine' mailbox which sits on the server and
> is accessed through a web browser.  The end users are notified on a
> schedule you set up on the box, hourly, daily, etc...  They receive an
> email which shows them the date, sender and subject of the messages
> caught in their quarantine box.  Also in the email are links to the
> individual messages and a link to "release" the message which will
> immediately deliver the message to their inbox.
>
> As it uses Brightmails own spam filters which it gets by aggregating
> properties of millions of spam messages received at Brightmails spam
> servers around the world, updates are downloaded automatically on a
> regular basis and require no administrative overhead.  Should you want
> to get a little more involved,  you can set up the box to use public
> Blacklists or setup your own local blacklists on the server.  You can
> Whitelist address, domains and IP Addresses as well.  
>
> It's a good product that I use and recommend.  Alternatively, I've used
> McAfee's Spam Assassin and it wasn't nearly as easy to configure or
> maintain.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
> JMB
>
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Is there a way to implement RBL within an email client ? If so you dont 
need much of the super duper applications written today to stop spam. 
RBL usually works perfectly on mail servers. I dont see how it couldnt 
work on clients too. In addition to an antivirus client , and relevant 
security methods that prevent image tailing from the net through an html 
embedded email , etc.. you should be perfectly safe and sound. Keyword: 
RBL listings!

It wouldnt be a bad idea to write a plugin or a transparent proxy that 
implements RBL for local email retrieval!

Ill keep you posted.

Regards,
Mario A. Spinthiras


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