Automate Spamcop Submissions

hausmasta writes "Spamcop is pretty much dependent on user input. If no one submits and verifies spam, then they will have no blacklist. However that whole submission and verification process is a bit annoying. Why should I bother to actually submit spam to Spamcop and have it verified? If I just delete it, that will take less time.. This tutorial shows how to automate the Spam Cop submission and verification process. All I do is just put the spam into certain folders and our good old friend cron does the rest."

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That's why I prefer Exim4.

[khasim]

Technical details of permanent failure:
PERM_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 9): 550 5.7.0 Your server IP address is in the SpamCop database, bye

With Exim4, I can customize the rejection messages so that they include the phrase:

Please call email admin at (NNN) NNN-NNNN

Spam zombies and such won't ever call. But if you're a person, and your email server is halfway decent, you'll see the rejection notice and you can call me and I can add you to whomever's whitelist. Or you can call that person directly and s/he can add you to his/her whitelist.

Technology rocks, but people should never over-estimate it.

Always include some alternate means for a legitimate person to easily contact you to resolve the problem. Phone, fax, IM, whatever.