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Spam mail is getting very bad, personally I cant wait until Congress rules on it. In the meantime you have to do something, right? In my opinoin two really great sites that cover this are here and here. The first one has some vey useful tools that may help, the second is basically a how to. As for your question, What you probably need is some anti-relaying filters. Perhaps the best site for your problem is here. They have some pointers on how to secure your current mail(Qmail in your case) system against third-party relay. Along with Qmail they cover other mail systems including pmdf and Dmail. Hope I could help

Okay, I'll take this opportunity to plug my own site -- The War on Spam. I try to keep up with the latest news and tools related to spam. I'll be adding the Death to Spam site after it's done being /.ed.

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Ernest MacDougal Campbell III / NIC Handle: EMC3

Now, let's go check out Chromezone....

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Ernest MacDougal Campbell III / NIC Handle: EMC3
Got Spam? http://spam.gunters.org/

The software I speak of is called Remote Selector. I won't bother giving the link, to keep the site from getting slashdotted too badly. If you really want the program, you'll search for it and find it easily enough.

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Ernest MacDougal Campbell III / NIC Handle: EMC3
Got Spam? http://spam.gunters.org/

I was a telecommuter until recently. In my case, it didn't work out, but I know that there are other employers/employees doing it successfully.

In my case, the major problem was lack of communication. Partly, this was because I was working for a small company in which the boss basically embodied the company, for all practical purposes. In other words, he spent a lot of time in and out of the home office, dealing with customers, and found that he often didn't have time to call me or email me with new or updated assignments. With the other programmers in the office, he could just verbally give them quick instructions as he buzzed through the office. But as the only long-distance telecommuter, I was a special case that he had to take extra time out for. Time he didn't have.

Also, I found after a while that I missed the social interaction that you get in a regular office. Sometimes I'd get a mental block on some code I was working on, and long for feedback from other geeks. Peace and quiet is great sometimes, but every once in a while you need a little distraction.

I think the keys to a successful telecommuting experience are: 1) good management. Yeah, yeah, I know "management" is a four-letter word, but it really is necessary in most job situations. The person signing your paycheck needs to know that he's getting his money's worth. You need some sort of regular communication -- structured, but not stifling. 2) contact and communication. Working in complete isolation can be disorienting and disheartening after a while. You probably need some way to communicate with your virtual coworkers. Stay in contact via ICQ or a company chat server or something. And when it comes down to it, having to visit the office once in a while can be a good thing. I had to drive up for a mandatory company meeting once a month. It was a 4 hour drive, but it was actually kind of refreshing to get away from the house for a while. The most important thing is that the company understands that just because you aren't in the office, it doesn't mean that you aren't getting work done. And of course, you should try to help them understand that by providing them with progress updates as often as is feasible. 3) discipline. You really have to be disciplined, or you'll wind up spending all day reading Slashdot instead of getting work done. Eventually, your boss is bound to notice :)

Telecommuting can work, as long your employer knows how to handle it. As for me, I'm back in an office, with a 45+ minute commute. Not my dream situation, but I enjoy the work, and I've got good people around me. And as long as it pays the bills, those are the important things.