Subj : Re: email.can additions
To   : Frank Vest
From : Digital Man
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 03:59 pm

  Re: Re: email.can additions
  By: Frank Vest to alt.bbs.synchronet on Sat Sep 24 2005 10:00 am

 > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet
 > 
 > Digital Man wrote:
 > >  > >  >  >  > I would like to know/understand how the filter works. I stil
 > >  > >  >  >  > spam messages from "@optonline.com" even though the domain i
 > >  > >  >  >  > email.can file. :(
 > >  > >  >
 > >  > >  >  > You need to specify "*@optonline.com" if you wish to filter all
 > >  > >  >  > addresses from that domain.
 > >  >
 > >  > Ok. Let me understand this correctly.
 > >  >
 > >  > I have in my "email.can" file the line "*@optonline.com" <sans quotes>.
 > >  > I also have in my "email.can" file the line "*.optonline.com" <sans quo
 > >  >
 > >  > I just received an email From:someone@optonline.com   Why?
 > >
 > > I don't know, I would need more details. Please forward the e-mail to me a
 > > I'll take a look at it.
 > 
 > Sadly, I've deleted it. If there is a next time, I'll try to remember to
 > forward it to you. Sorry.
 > 
 > I do have the format correct to block this domain, right?

Yes, it appears so.

 > I also have *.optonline.com in the email.can file as well. Would that
 > make a difference? Hurt? Help?

Probably make no difference.

                                                  digital man

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