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<!ENTITY doctitle "Anti-Spam HOWTO"> ]>
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<!--
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File : $Source$
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Purpose : Main file for the Anti-Spam-HOWTO
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$Id$
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The Anti-Spam-HOWTO team Welcomes you ;-)
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-->
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<article id="index">
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<articleinfo>
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<title>Anti-Spam HOWTO</title>
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<author>
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<firstname>Christopher</firstname>
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<surname>Albert</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<!-- Valid email...spamblock/scramble if so desired -->
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<address><email>christopher dot albert at mcgill dot ca</email></address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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<author>
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<firstname>Hal</firstname>
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<surname>Burgiss</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<address><email>hal at foobox dot net</email></address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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<!-- All dates specified in ISO "YYYY-MM-DD" format -->
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<pubdate>2003-06-07</pubdate>
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<!-- Most recent revision goes at the top; list in descending order -->
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<revhistory>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>0.9</revnumber>
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<date>2002-06-07</date>
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<authorinitials>HB</authorinitials>
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<revremark>first draft, a mere beginning</revremark>
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</revision>
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</revhistory>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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This is just the beginning of a draft of the future Anti-Spam HOWTO.
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Stay tuned.
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</para>
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<para>
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Since this is a mere draft, there are most likely missing sections,
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errors, and other snafus. Please forgive the mess, and check back
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later.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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</articleinfo>
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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<sect1 id="intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para condition="draft">
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This is only draft text, and will only appear when the "draft" profile is
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selected.
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</para>
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<para>
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This HOWTO will address the impact of SPAM on computer users and networks,
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both large and small. We will look at the problem, as well as the various
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solutions that are available to Linux administrators and users.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="usage">
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<title>Conventions, Usage and Terminology</title>
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<para>
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Spam is a four letter word to all of us. For the sake of our discussion,
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Spam will simply be <emphasis>unwanted email</emphasis> that is targeted at
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a large number of recipients. Often it is commercial in nature (i.e. trying
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to sell you something), but not always.
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</para>
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<para>
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We will not address mass mailings that are the result of viruses, though
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the techniques used to combat spam are often effective with viruses as
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well.
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</para>
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<para>
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And we will confine our discussion to email Spam only.
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</para>
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<para>
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There is a brief Glossary in the appendix should any of the terminology
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used in the document not be clear.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<!-- Legal Sections -->
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<sect2 id="copyright">
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<title>Copyright and License</title>
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<!-- The LDP recommends, but doesn't require, the GFDL -->
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<para>
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This document, <citetitle>&doctitle;</citetitle>,
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is copyrighted © 2003 by <emphasis>Chris Albert</emphasis> and
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<emphasis>Hal Burgiss</emphasis>. Permission is granted to copy,
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distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free
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Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the
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Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover
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Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is available
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at <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">
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http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="disclaimer">
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<title>Disclaimer</title>
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<para>
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No liability for the contents of this document can be accepted.
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Use the concepts, examples and information at your own risk.
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There may be errors and inaccuracies, that could be damaging to
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your system. Proceed with caution, and although this is highly
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unlikely, the author(s) do not take any responsibility.
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</para>
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<para>
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All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners,
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unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this
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document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any
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trademark or service mark. Naming of particular products or
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brands should not be seen as endorsements.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<!-- Give credit where credit is due...very important -->
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<sect2 id="credits">
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<title>Credits / Contributors</title>
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<para>
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In this document, I have the pleasure of acknowledging:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Individual 1 <email>someone1 (at) somewhere.org</email></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Individual 2 <email>someone2 (at) somewhere.org</email></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect2>
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-->
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<!-- Feedback -->
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<sect2 id="feedback">
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<title>Feedback</title>
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<para>
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Feedback is always welcomed. To send
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your additions, comments and criticisms you can subscribe to the following
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list : <email>Anti-Spam-Howto (at) lists.mcgill.ca</email>. Anyone can subscribe
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to this list, but you must be subscribed to post and get messages.
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To subscribe, first read the information for list users at
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<ulink url="ashowto-list">http://www.mcgill.ca/ncs/email/listserv/users/</ulink>.
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Then send a message to<email>LISTSERV (at) LISTS.MCGILL.CA</email>
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with an <emphasis>empty</emphasis> subject line ,
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and body without signature containing only the following line:
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<userinput>SUB ANTI-SPAM-HOWTO firstname lastname</userinput>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>New Versions</title>
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<para>
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This is a work-in-progress and not ready for prime time. New versions of
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this document will be periodically released through the <ulink
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url="http://tldp.org">The Linux Documentation Project</ulink>.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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<sect1 id="reading-guide">
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<title>How to read this Howto</title>
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<para>
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Since this document is aimed at a wide audience, we make the following recommendations
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on reading paths depending on your experience with linux and open source software,
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as well as your needs or responibilities for controlling spam.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you are looking for answers to general questions about spam, or
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some non-technical recommendations on how
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to reduce the amount of spam you, your group, or your organization
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receives you might want to look at our
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<link linkend = "faq">FAQ</link>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you are new or unexperienced with linux or opensource software
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you should consult our
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<link linkend = "newbie">Getting Started Guide</link>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you are a reasonably expreienced linux user familiar with
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installing and configuring open source software, and want to
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set up a local anti-spam solution, you can start at
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<link linkend = "lfiltering">Local Filtering</link>, which deals with technolgies
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for filtering your mail locally.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you are an experienced mail administrator and want to implement
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a site-wide anti-spam solution for your group or organization,
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then the place for you to begin is the following section
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<link linkend = "sfiltering">Site-Wide Filtering</link>,
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which describes how to set up an spam-filtering solution on a mail gateway.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you are interested in an overview of current anti-spam technology,
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or want to do some reading and research before implementing a spam-filtering
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solution you can start reading from section
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<link linkend = "technology">Anti-Spam Technology</link>,
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which gives an overview of spam filtering methods.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you think that spam is a larger problem better dealt with at the level of network
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protocols, or are interested in this prespective, then you might be intested to
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start reading at the section entitiled
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<link linkend = "protocols">Network Protocols</link>, which talks about
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some current research into dealing with spam at the level of network protocols.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect1>
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Begin external entities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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&technology; <!-- Anti-Spam Technology Section -->
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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&lfiltering; <!-- Local Filtering Section -->
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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&sfiltering; <!-- Site-Wide Filtering Section -->
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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&protocols; <!-- Network Protocols Section -->
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~ New section Header ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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&references; <!-- References Section -->
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<!-- ~ End section ~ -->
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&glossary; <!-- Glossary -->
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<!-- begin appendicies -->
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&newbie; <!-- Getting Started Guide -->
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&faq; <!-- FAQ -->
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<!-- end appendicies -->
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<!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End external entities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -->
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</article>
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