Re: [alan@SPRI.Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au: [postmaster@sourceware] qmail setup problem for binutils list]

[Jason Molenda <jason-swarelist@molenda.com>]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 11:05:39AM -0700, Jason Molenda wrote:

> PS-  In a shameless note of self-promotion :-), for filtering one's
> own mail, Yahoo Mail has an unusually effective spam blocking
> mechanism in place, and you can have Y Mail forward you mail to
> your own real mailbox (you have to agree to get spammed by Yahoo
> about once a week 'cause you won't be looking at our delicious
> banner ads), or you can pick it up via POP.  As an added plus,
> we've got software from Symantec in the loop which scans and disables
> most of those Winblows viruses that people are sending around these
> days.



BTW I talked to one of the Mail guys and I found out I misunderstood.

You only get the virus filtering if you're using the Yahoo Mail
web interface.  (it gives you an option to check an attachment for
viruses before downloading)

The spam blocking doesn't take place if you're getting your mail
forwarded (when Y Mail receives a note destined for a forwarded
mailbox, it just bounces it over there).

The spam blocker does add a header to the mail note if you're
reading your mail via POP, and you can configure your MUA to toss
the note if that header is present.


Jason