[NTLUG:Discuss] spam / email setup help

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Chris Cox wrote:
> Rev. wRy wrote:
> 
>> Alton R. Pouncey, II wrote:
>>
>>> Can't help you here.  I don't know how to setup a filter to parse the
>>> stream as it comes down from an ISP.  Can't you setup a filter in
>>> Messenger to just delete the email based on some criteria in the email?
>>
>>
>>
>> Why not just telnet into the pop3 server and delete the mail that you 
>> can tell is the virus?
>>
>> telnet pop3.someisp.net 110
>> user yourname
>> pass yourpass
>> stat
>> list
>> dele msg#s
>> quit

I can use web access to my email account to do this much easier, but I didn't 
give you that info did I? :-)

>>
> 
> This is exactly what mailfilter does and has a reasonably easy
> to use configuration file interface.  I use it to clean
> spam out of several accounts.

Don't have that on my system either, but it looks good enough to go track down 
and check out.

Thanks!
Kevin