[CentOS] mail server best practices question

Mon May 10 13:19:25 UTC 2010
Ryan Manikowski <jeenam at gmail.com>

On 5/10/2010 8:02 AM, Brian McKerr wrote:
> I use Mailscanner with postfix and Mailwatch to manage quarantine etc;
>
> http://mailscanner.info/
>
> On the backup MX, I just use postfix and some basic anti-spam stuff.
> Very little gets through and even less gets through to the primary. I
> am aware that some spam techniques go straight to the backup MX
> because most people don't set it up quite as well as the primary. YMMV.
>
> I also used to use greylisting, which does reduce spam, but,
> unfortunately it also reduces valid mail ;-) In the end I'd rather
> suffer a few spams getting through compared to the delayed receipt of
> important emails.
>
> Brian.

Another vote here for Mailscanner + Postfix. Add a few RBL's into your
postfix config and spam will be at a minimum.

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