Re: [exim] Anti SPAM Exim configuration

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, Mark Lowes wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 23:17, Alan J. Flavell wrote:
> > > Spamhaus Blacklist
> >
> > False positives are pretty-much guaranteed, if you don't confirm
> > that with other resources.
>
> The sbl can result in false positives during escalation

Indeed: it's a deliberate part of the policy. If you can support that
policy - great. But it needs to be a deliberate decision, is all that
I'm saying.

> though generally I've had no complaints in using it.

It's not that I'm saying "don't use it" - far from it. But anyone
taking that decision needs to be aware of the policy and its possible
consequences.

The same goes - even more strongly - for Spews, of course.

> The xbl is a very effective list

Agreed.