procmailrc to filter spam

procmailrc to filter spam

[urgrue]

hi,
im using .procmailrc to filter spam. it doesnt seem to work though. 
example from .procmailrc:
:0
* ^From.*link2buy.com*
/dev/null


if i telnet to my mail server's port 25 and enter a mail as if from 
asdasd@link2buy.com, it DOES get thrown away.
but i still receive mail from this horrid link2buy.com people every day.

can anyone think of an explanation?

Re: procmailrc to filter spam

[Scott Taylor]

At 06:16 AM 26/06/2002, urgrue wrote:
>hi,
>im using .procmailrc to filter spam. it doesnt seem to work though.
>example from .procmailrc:
>:0
>* ^From.*link2buy.com*
>/dev/null

Try this instead:

:0
* ^From:.*<*link2buy\.com>
/dev/null

If you are still having trouble, join us at the Email Security Discussion list
mailto:esd-l-request@spconnect.com?subject=subscribe

There are a few Procmail experts there.
You may want to include the header of the offending email otherwise there's 
not much to go by to explain your situation.

Scott.

Re: procmailrc to filter spam

[rich+ml]

> example from .procmailrc:
> :0
> * ^From.*link2buy.com*
I believe you are missing a '.', this matches 'asdasd@link2buy.commmmmm'
but not '<asdasd@link2buy.com>'. Try:
  * ^From.*link2buy\.com.*
> /dev/null

Re: procmailrc to filter spam

[Mohammed Khalid Ansari]

You are missing a : after 0 ie it must be

:0:
* ^From.*link2buy.com*
/dev/null

try it.

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On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, urgrue wrote:

> hi,
> im using .procmailrc to filter spam. it doesnt seem to work though. 
> example from .procmailrc:
> :0
> * ^From.*link2buy.com*
> /dev/null
> 
> 
> if i telnet to my mail server's port 25 and enter a mail as if from 
> asdasd@link2buy.com, it DOES get thrown away.
> but i still receive mail from this horrid link2buy.com people every day.
> 
> can anyone think of an explanation?
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