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Getting on Top of Spam Down Under

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sudden-increase-in-spam-drone-numbers dept.

The Register is reporting that Australia has implemented a new industry code for the regulation of email with respect to spam. From the article: "Under the new code, internet service providers (ISPs) will bear some of the responsibility for helping fight spam. Service providers must offer spam-filtering options to their subscribers and advise them on how to best deal with and report the nuisance mail. ISPs will also be compelled to impose 'reasonable' limits on subscribers' sending email."

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  1. Sending or receiving? by khasim · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I run a tiny web host biz (150 or so domains) ..
    So far, so good.
    Our Clients INSIST on spam filtering..
    So you host web sites and mail servers?
    We're not an ISP...
    And?
    I could say "Heres Spam Assasin" deal with it, but, it doesnt work in the real world.
    Well, since it APPEARS that you are running email servers, you would not be doing that. You would be installing SpamAssassin and you would be offering your services to your customers to configure it, or you would provide a mechanism so they could configure it.
    We have to deal with the spam.
    Sending it or receiving it? There is a HUGE difference.
    Why would anyaone give out their primary email address on a form anyways?
    What use is your "primary email address" otherwise?
    Let the Yahoos,gmails,and hotmails deal with it. (no?)
    What the fuck? How does gmail filtering their incoming email do ANYTHING for you unless you are sending the spam?

    You seem to be a business. As a business, it is up to you to decide what services to offer your customers and what to charge for those services.

    It is cheaper to not do anything about the situation and just buy more bandwidth as you need it. That's a business decision you have to make.

    If your customers are swamped in spam, that is also a business consideration for you. There is a chance that they'll leave and go to a service that offers everything you offer and offers some degree of spam protection.

    If you're offering email services, you should at least be monitoring the outgoing levels and taking automatic precautions when there is a huge jump in outgoing volumn. Do NOT become part of the spam sending problem.