Re: Current "Swen" worm attack

["Jeff C," <nolongersafeto@userealemailsniff.com>]

"David Marceau" <davidmarceau@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F6FC7D4.3949160D@sympatico.ca...
> I got around 200 spam in the last two days and my mailbox at the isp hit
> the maximum capacity and started rejecting good emails.
> This is the biggest spam-tsunami I have experienced.
>
> If I had a $$$static ip/hostname/mail server at home, I would preferably
> do the server-side filtering myself through the open source spam
> filtering tools that already exist.  As it stands, I am presently forced
> to configure a spam-filter plug-in into my mail client.

Another solution (the one I just implemented) is to set up a linux box with
a combination of fetchmail (to go download messages from your ISP popmailbox
at a fixed periodic rate) and IMAP (linux side POP3 mail server).

Then just continue using whatever you are using to check your mail but have
it
point to the Linux pop box.. This way, you don't need a static connection
but
you keep your ISP POP mailbox from filling up..The other reason this
approach
is nice is that it does not require you to open any additional (or any at
all) incoming ports
on your firewall since you are still using "pull" to get your mail.

I completed the above steps last night.

Tonight I hope to add some filtering on the Linux side so I can also stop
seeing these
messages...but at least I can get regular email again.