[SC-Help] Re: Personal blacklist problem

[Roy Lewallen]

Don Wannit wrote:
> 
> Well, assuming that you're using SpamCop Filtered Email (otherwise,
> why would you be posting here?), you're posting in the wrong place,
> although a nearby one.  There is a newsgroup specifically for SC
> email/webmail questions -- spamcop.mail -- although there seems
> to be some "herding" of us cats over to the web-based forum for
> SC email support questions.  You can find that forum at
>    http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?showforum=4
> 
> . . .

> I am not the first to say that the SC webmail interface is not
> particularly easy to use.  However, I am an enthusiastic customer
> of the email filtering service, and have recommended it to others,
> and adopted it for my company's "info" email address.
> 
> Now, if you are not talking about the SpamCop Email Filtering
> (paid) service, then you're REALLY posting in the wrong place!

Thanks very much for all, and apologies for posting this in the wrong 
group. It is, at least, the SpamCop service. Having now intercepted and 
reported over 94,000 spam messages with it, I'm also an enthusiastic 
customer. With my current settings, only about one in a thousand it 
catches is a legitimate email, and only about 3% of the spams get 
through. Some of those are repeat senders which can be filtered with the 
personal blacklist, so that's what I've been working on.

Having learned of the FAQ, I discovered there that wild cards aren't 
recognized in the personal blacklist entries, which goes along with your 
recommendation. I'll be modifying my blacklist as you and the FAQ suggest.

I've had considerable trouble using the web-based forums which don't 
like my firewall and browser settings. It's a nuisance to have to loosen 
the protections just for the occasional posting, and even then I 
sometimes have to try several times before a login is accepted. What's 
their attraction, anyway?

Roy Lewallen