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Old 24-05-2004, 08:55   #3
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Re: Whats best way to stop spam

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I am using mailwasher to sort the mail
If you set up a load of filters that take in the obvious spam words eg. VI.AGRA and set those to delete the message 'Automatically - without notification' you'll gradually reach the point where you never get to see the spam in the Mailwasher list.

Watch the running order of your filters though. Place the specific filters higher up the list than the catch-all 'mail not to me' filter.

I did this over a few weeks and the spam I get to see listed has dropped from over 100 to one or two per day. PS. Don't bother with bouncing because most spam-mail addresses are spoofs. All you achieve by bouncing is to add to traffic.
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