How We Use SpamCop - Detailed Examples Category

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Examples using only a SpamCop Reporting Account

• BobbeaR - Using OE and Firefox to parse spam and then report it using both SpamCop and manual reporting. He has included an interesting way to make reporting go faster by multitasking.

• JeffG - Uses SpamCop Reporting to parse individual addresses as well as for reporting. Jeff G. is one of the moderators in the SpamCop Forums

• LcusdtecH - Server Admin using some filters to block mail, add'l filters to filter mail, full reporting of those that make it to the inbox.

• LkinG - Using local filters, sorts spam into categories, forwards as attachment to SpamCop as well as other reporting agencies. Includes step by step instructions.

• PGTips91 - ISP pre-filtering, Thunderbird secondary filtering, 'Forward as Attachments', full reporting with "coaxing" the parser to find embedded URLs miss in the first pass. Note: no altering of the original message is done

Examples using a SpamCop Email Account

• DbieL - Using OE with IMAP to read and process mail; using VER to report spam using both quick reporting and full reporting.

• GraemeL - Using "clean" and "dirty" master email address with multiple alias's, IMAP, POP3 and a separate SpamCop address for filtering.

• JeffG - Uses SpamCop Services in multiple ways. Jeff G. is one of the moderators in the SpamCop Forums

• MichaelanglO - Use of Blacklist to filter entire domains.

• PeterJ - Uses IMAP with POPFile filtering keeping all mail on the SpamCop server and either Thunderbird or WebMail to read the mail.

• RconneR - A long-time SpamCop customer, he uses a paid SpamCop account∞ with its associated Very Easy Reporting (VER) feature to detain and report spam that appears in his incoming personal e-mail. He also provides some detailed info on SpamCop features such as forwarding mail into and out of SpamCop, using Mailhosts Configuration to enable reporting from unfiltered addresses, and choosing optional block lists and filters.

• SkiwI - Method to minimize the changes of reporting yourself when using Quick Reporting.
  Note: this can easily be adapted to Report Only Accounts.

• Steve McGarrett - Using Thunderbird's IMAP support, multiple sorting folders, quick reporting, black lists and SpamAssassin.

• StevenUnderwood - This example includes the ISP's requirement to POP before allowing SMTP. He currently use the beta SMTP service provided by SpamCop. Steven Underwood is one of the moderators in the SpamCop Forums

• TimK - SpamCop for spam filtering, a separate IMAP provider for rules based filtering and mail storage, a local client for mail processing.

Examples using the SpamCop Blocking List - SCBL

• TelariN - Exchange Admin using blocking rather than filtering

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Link to original Forum topic: How We Use SpamCop, Detailed Examples∞

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Also see:
How to use the SpamCop Reporting Service

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