Re: [exim] question about exim and spamassassin

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Author: Richard Clayton
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] question about exim and spamassassin
In message <BAY108-DAV7DFE7C78D143196185CF3B7DC0@???>, Mostafa
M.Fouad <zeusfriends@???> writes

>...is there a way that
>do the following
>
>that when a message detected as a spam it automatically update the ip address
>into the file exim_access_list, even through external perl script
>so the next time i recieve spam from the same source it can be blocked from the
>connection time...and hence reduce the processing of the message???


If you do this, you will rapidly end up blocking all incoming email from
all the major providers --- they will be sending you mainly good email,
but a little bit will be spam, which will cause you to block all their
future good email as well :-(

... so yes, it's possible, but no, it's not wise

- -- 
richard                                              Richard Clayton


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