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= Spam Control - Matt Zuehlke and Nick Zeller= == Spam Control - Matt Zuehlke and Nick Zeller ==
=== SpamAssassin ===
==== Installation ====
Used to install and do basic configuration for test purposes

http://www.brennan.id.au/12-Sendmail_Server.html#spam

==== Config ====
After installation config generator used to setup. http://www.yrex.com/spam/spamconfig.php

==== Spam and Ham Training ====
Training spamassassin bayesian filter for spam and ham rules. http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.0.x/dist/doc/sa-learn.html

==== Rulesets ====
After install, config and training we installed the applicable rulesets to our installation to catch more spam.

http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/CustomRulesets

==== Ports requested by Zimbra and Snort ====
We used SELinux as our firewall and setup iptables opening the following ports needed by default for Zimbra and Snort

 . [[attachment:Firewall Ports Needed.docx]]

==== Next on list to do ====
Next we would like to setup some dummy mx records that lead to no where, that way spam emailers will give up after first try of not being able to connect.

As seen here http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/OtherTricks and here [[http://blog.eukhost.com/webhosting/change-in-mx-record…/|http://blog.eukhost.com/webhosting/change-in-mx-record%E2%80%A6/]]

Spam Control - Matt Zuehlke and Nick Zeller

SpamAssassin

Installation

Used to install and do basic configuration for test purposes

http://www.brennan.id.au/12-Sendmail_Server.html#spam

Config

After installation config generator used to setup. http://www.yrex.com/spam/spamconfig.php

Spam and Ham Training

Training spamassassin bayesian filter for spam and ham rules. http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.0.x/dist/doc/sa-learn.html

Rulesets

After install, config and training we installed the applicable rulesets to our installation to catch more spam.

http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/CustomRulesets

Ports requested by Zimbra and Snort

We used SELinux as our firewall and setup iptables opening the following ports needed by default for Zimbra and Snort

Next on list to do

Next we would like to setup some dummy mx records that lead to no where, that way spam emailers will give up after first try of not being able to connect.

As seen here http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/OtherTricks and here http://blog.eukhost.com/webhosting/change-in-mx-record%E2%80%A6/

SpamLab (last edited 2010-04-15 18:51:14 by labxps-10)