Subj : Re: email.can additions
To   : Digital Man
From : Time Warrior
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 09:41 am

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

  To: Digital Man
  Re: Re: email.can additions
  By: Digital Man to Time Warrior on Fri Sep 23 2005 09:58 pm

 >  > I haven't upgraded to the new synch yet and this features sounds pretty
 >  > sweet,

 > This feature (spambait/block.cfg) is not a new feature.

 >  > but I must not be understanding part of the explanation. Where does
 >  > the automation come in?

 > Anytime my mail server receive an e-mail for one of my "SPAM bait" e-mail
 > addresses, the mail session is blocked and the IP address of the server is
 > added to my spamblock.cfg file. From http://synchro.net/docs/v311_new.html:

 > "If an SMTP message is received for an address in the ctrl/spambait.cfg file
 > the message is refused and the IP address of the sender is added to
 > ctrl/spamblock.cfg for later auto-blocking of spammers "

 >  > Does this file send you and receive from you anti-spam entries
 >  > that get distributed to everyone who runs Synchronet?

 > No.

 >  >  > Um.. spamblock.cfg support is built-in to Synchronet (that's what the
 >  >  > SBBSCTRL:Mail->Edit->Spam Block List menu option is for). You don't ne
 >  >  > the *.can files at all.

 >  > Ah I think I understand now. That open source anti-spam utility you
 >  > mentioned. If i understand right, you are allowing Synchronet to communic
 >  > with it so that Synchronet can pull from the updates it gets. Yes?

 > No.

 >  >  >  > You already have "network twit filter" ability on your "to-do" list
 >  >  >  > think Sysop defined syndication of the rest of the Synchronet filte
 >  >  >  > be *easily* implimented into that system.

 >  >  > Well you can setup an event to get that file via FTP on a regular basi
 >  >  > wish.

 >  > If we could define seperate filters that Synchronet could recognize, tha
 >  > would be great. Otherwise this would get messy. What if one Network doesn
 >  > mind User XYZ's posts but Network #2 does mind them and has User XYZ bann
 >  > Network #1 shouldn't have a ban enforced by Network #2 without their cons

 > Huh? We're talking about e-mail here, not message networks.

Ok I see where the communication breakdown is.

I have been talking about SHARING spam block lists. I'm sure you've noticed 
that I am compiling and distributing an anti-spam list for Synchronet. What I 
was refering to, is that seeing as a "network twit filter" is on your to do 
list (and i can find the entry on your list for this if you would like me to) 
I figured that as opposed to *JUST* twitlist.cfg, give this upcoming feature 
the ability to share *any and all* filter files (and allow NC's to merge / 
append / share with eachother) so that anti-spam email filters may also be 
shared through the new feature as opposed to limiting it to just 
twitlist.cfg.

*That* is what I was refering to. Hopefully I explained it clearly enough now 
that we are on the same page.

If i have not, I will post a hypothetical example and fictional configuration 
menu.

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