[NTLUG:Discuss] spam / email setup help

[Ryan Sweat]

> >>> 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?

This is made possible with fetchmail.  What fetchmail does is log into a
remote pop2(s), pop3(s), or imap(s) server, retrieves your email, and
forwards it to another smtp server (usually one running on your local
box).  The advantage here is that you can use your smtp server to do the
filtering, or you can use procmail recipes to create virtually any kind
of rule that you'd like.

I had a similar situation as you.  I kept getting spammed (about 100 a
day) through my ISP's email account.  I setup fetchmail to retrieve my
email every 10 minutes, filter it through procmail, and drop it in my
local mailbox.  It works rather nicely.

If you are interested, I can provide details on how to set it up.  It's
really very simple.

-Ryan