[FRIAM] Cybermesa's over-enthusiastic spam filter

Robert Holmes robert at holmesacosta.com
Tue Jun 13 11:41:31 EDT 2006


Apologies for that - turns out it was a bounce from HostGo, not Cybermesa.
Thanks fro the reply though!

Robert

On 6/12/06, Tim Densmore <tim at backspaces.net> wrote:
>
> Spamcop isn't our spam filter (I work in the NOC at cybermesa) - we
> actually
> do not use them for anything at all.  Spamcop are a third party RBL which
> many people running spam filters (spamassassin, etc) use to clear away
> much
> of the chaff.  We use a third party spam filtering service called postini,
> which I have personally found to be a marvelous service.  If you are
> receiving bounces that have spamcop anywhere in the subject/body, they
> aren't
> actually from us.  Postini rarely bounces mail - generally speaking, it
> filters spam and suspect spam into a separate area where people can sift
> through it themselves.
>
> If you have any examples of bounces, please forward the entire message to
> me
> as an attachment, or simply forward the headers from the message to me,
> and
> I'll be happy to take a look.  If you don't feel comfortable with that,
> you
> can send the same things to support at cybermesa.com and explain the issue,
> referencing me as someone you've contacted about the issue.
>
> -Tim Densmore
>
> On Monday 12 June 2006 22:19, Robert Holmes wrote:
> > About half the time that I send email to someone with a Cybermesa email
> it
> > get bounced because their spam filter (Spamcop) has listed the Gmail
> > servers as potential spam sources. Anyone know how I fix this/get round
> it?
> > I don't want to give up gmail because it's so gosh darm handy. Thoughts
> > anyone?
> >
> > Robert
>
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